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Polymorphism of the Apolipoprotein E Gene and Early Carotid Atherosclerosis Defined by Ultrasonography in Asymptomatic Adults
the Atherosclerosis Research Center, Institute of Internal Medicine (L.M., M. Fisicaro, M.T., M.V., M. Fonda, P.G. Da C., S.C., E.P.), and the Institute of Occupational Health (M.B.), University of Trieste; and the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (G.M.D., F.B.), Trieste, Italy.
Correspondence to Prof Dr L. Cattin, Clinica Medica Generale, Ospedale di Cattinara, Strada di Fiume 447, 34149-Trieste, Italy. E-mail luigic@clmed.univ.trieste.it.
Clinical and autoptical studies have suggested a predisposing role of the allele E4 of apolipoprotein E (apoE) in the development of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease. To investigate the possible contribution of apoE allele polymorphism to the carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) as assessed by ultrasound, we studied 260 asymptomatic nondiabetic subjects (121 men, 139 women; mean±SD age, 53±7 years), randomly selected from the population register of the inhabitants of Trieste, Italy. B-mode ultrasound was used to quantify the maximum IMT at 12 sites on the near and far wall of the common, bifurcation, and internal carotid arteries. ApoE genotypes were determined from amplified apoE sequences by restriction isotyping. The frequencies of E2, E3, and E4 alleles were 0.073, 0.827, and 0.100, respectively. As expected, subjects with E4 allele had the highest levels of total serum cholesterol and LDL cholesterol, subjects with E2 allele had the lowest levels, and those with E3 genotype had intermediate levels. The echographic measurements of carotid IMT showed increasing values from E2 to E4 carriers. After adjustment for total and LDL cholesterol serum levels, triglycerides, ratio of LDL to HDL cholesterol, age, sex, and body mass index, ANCOVA showed that the common carotid IMT was significantly greater (P=.029) in subjects with E4 allele compared with E3 carriers. Our data confirm the influence of apoE4 on cholesterol levels and clearly show that apoE genotype affects carotid atherosclerosis in its early stages in middle-aged asymptomatic subjects.
Key Words: apolipoprotein E • polymorphism • carotid atherosclerosis • ultrasonography
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