TY - JOUR
T1 - Apolipoprotein E polymorphisms predict low density lipoprotein cholesterol levels and carotid artery wall thickness but not incident coronary heart disease in 12,491 ARIC study participants
AU - Volcik, Kelly A.
AU - Barkley, Ruth Ann
AU - Hutchinson, Richard G.
AU - Mosley, Thomas H.
AU - Heiss, Gerardo
AU - Sharrett, A. Richey
AU - Ballantyne, Christie M.
AU - Boerwinkle, Eric
N1 - Funding Information:
The ARIC Study is carried out as a collaborative study supported by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute contracts N01-HC-55015, N01-HC-55016, N01-HC-55018, N01-HC-55019, N01-HC-55020, N01-HC-55021, and N01-HC-55022.
PY - 2006/8
Y1 - 2006/8
N2 - Elevated levels of low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol is a well-established risk factor for cardiovascular disease, and recent advancements have provided evidence that carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) is associated with increased occurrence of cardiovascular events. Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) has been widely studied in regard to its role in lipid transport and metabolism, but the role that ApoE genetic variation plays in relation to carotid artery IMT and risk of incident coronary heart disease remains a subject of debate. In 1987-2001, the authors examined the effect of each ApoE allele (ε2, ε3, ε4) on LDL cholesterol and carotid IMT, as well as the association with coronary heart disease risk, in 12,491 participants of the US Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. ApoE ε2, ε3, and ε4 allele frequencies were determined, respectively, in Whites (0.08, 0.77, 0.15) and African Americans (0.11, 0.67, 0.22). These alleles did not predict incident coronary heart disease in either racial group. The ApoE ε2 allele was associated with lower LDL cholesterol and the ε4 allele with higher LDL cholesterol in both Whites and African Americans. The ApoE ε2 and ε4 alleles were associated with carotid IMT measures in both racial groups, but, after adjusting for lipid parameters, only the ε4 allele was associated with carotid IMT measures in African Americans.
AB - Elevated levels of low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol is a well-established risk factor for cardiovascular disease, and recent advancements have provided evidence that carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) is associated with increased occurrence of cardiovascular events. Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) has been widely studied in regard to its role in lipid transport and metabolism, but the role that ApoE genetic variation plays in relation to carotid artery IMT and risk of incident coronary heart disease remains a subject of debate. In 1987-2001, the authors examined the effect of each ApoE allele (ε2, ε3, ε4) on LDL cholesterol and carotid IMT, as well as the association with coronary heart disease risk, in 12,491 participants of the US Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. ApoE ε2, ε3, and ε4 allele frequencies were determined, respectively, in Whites (0.08, 0.77, 0.15) and African Americans (0.11, 0.67, 0.22). These alleles did not predict incident coronary heart disease in either racial group. The ApoE ε2 allele was associated with lower LDL cholesterol and the ε4 allele with higher LDL cholesterol in both Whites and African Americans. The ApoE ε2 and ε4 alleles were associated with carotid IMT measures in both racial groups, but, after adjusting for lipid parameters, only the ε4 allele was associated with carotid IMT measures in African Americans.
KW - Apolipoproteins E
KW - Carotid arteries
KW - Coronary disease
KW - Lipoproteins, LDL cholesterol
KW - Polymorphism, genetic
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U2 - 10.1093/aje/kwj202
DO - 10.1093/aje/kwj202
M3 - Article
C2 - 16760224
AN - SCOPUS:33748074100
SN - 0002-9262
VL - 164
SP - 342
EP - 348
JO - American journal of epidemiology
JF - American journal of epidemiology
IS - 4
ER -