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Atherosclerosis and Lipoproteins

Association of Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein–TaqIB Polymorphism With Variations in Lipoprotein Subclasses and Coronary Heart Disease Risk

The Framingham Study

Jose M. Ordovas; L. Adrienne Cupples; Dolores Corella; James D. Otvos; Doreen Osgood; Antonia Martinez; Carlos Lahoz; Oscar Coltell; Peter W. F. Wilson; Ernst J. Schaefer

From the Lipid Metabolism Laboratory (J.M.O., D.C., D.O., A.M., C.L., O.C., E.J.S.), Jean Mayer-USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, Mass; Boston University School of Public Health (L.A.C.), Boston, Mass; the Department of Biochemistry (J.D.O.), North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and The Framingham Heart Study (P.W.F.W.), Boston University School of Medicine, Framingham, Mass.

Correspondence to Dr Jose M. Ordovas, Lipid Metabolism Laboratory, J.M. USDA HNRCA at Tufts University, 711 Washington St, Boston, MA 02111. E-mail ordovas{at}hnrc.tufts.edu

Abstract—Cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) facilitates the exchange of triglycerides and cholesteryl esters between lipoprotein particles, a key step in reverse cholesterol transport in humans. Variations at the CETP locus have been shown to be determinants of the levels and activity of CETP and high density lipoprotein (HDL) plasma concentration. The associations of the common CETP polymorphism, TaqIB in intron 1, with lipoprotein levels and particle size distribution, CETP activity, and coronary heart disease (CHD) risk were examined in a population-based sample of 1411 men and 1505 women from the Framingham Offspring Study. The B2 allele frequency was 0.444 in men and 0.433 in women, and its presence was significantly (P<0.05) associated with decreased CETP activity. B1B1 men had lower HDL cholesterol (HDL-C) levels (1.07 mmol/L) compared with B1B2 (1.14 mmol/L) and B2B2 (1.18 mmol/L) men (P<0.001). Likewise, B1B1 women had lower HDL-C levels (1.40 mmol/L) compared with B1B2 (1.46 mmol/L) and B2B2 (1.53 mmol/L) women (P<0.001). In men, the B2 allele was associated with increased particle size for HDL and low density lipoprotein. In women, a similar effect was demonstrated only for HDL particle size. The odds ratio for prevalent CHD associated with the B2 allele was 0.696 (P=0.035) in men. After adjusting for age, body mass index, systolic blood pressure, diabetes, smoking, alcohol consumption, ß-blocker use, total cholesterol, and HDL-C, this odds ratio was 0.735 (P=0.187), suggesting that the protective effect of the B2 allele was due in part to its association with HDL-C levels. No significant protective effects were observed in women. These data demonstrate that variation at the CETP gene locus is a significant determinant of HDL-C levels, CETP activity, and lipoprotein size in this population. Moreover, these effects appear to translate into a lower CHD risk among those men with the B2 allele.


Key Words: cholesteryl ester transfer protein • coronary heart disease • lipoproteins • gene polymorphisms




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