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Analysis of causal effect of APOA5 variants on premature coronary artery disease.

Abstract
Apolipoprotein A5 (APOA5) regulates the metabolisms of triglyceride and HDL. APOA5 variants have been linked to coronary artery disease (CAD), but their causal roles are not well studied yet. This study aims to identify the causal effects of APOA5 variants on premature CAD. Sequencing analysis of APOA5 in 128 premature, familiar CAD patients from GeneQuest identified 11 genomic variants, including p.S19W (rs3135506). SKAT analysis showed that all sequenced variants, in aggregate, significantly increased the risk of premature CAD (P-skat = 0.037). Individually, the p.S19W variant was significantly associated with risk of premature CAD (OR = 2.30, P = 0.008) in an independent set of 342 premature CAD patients and 537 controls after adjusting for covariates of sex, age, hypertension, body mass index, triglycerides (TGs), and total, LDL-, and HDL-cholesterol levels. Meanwhile, p.S19W significantly correlated with HDL-C levels (P = 0.048) and TG levels (P = 0.025). Mediation analysis yielded a mediation effect of p.S19W on risk of premature CAD through HDL-C (OR = 0.98, P = 0.040) and TG (OR = 0.98, P = 0.042), suggesting a causal relationship between p.S19W and premature CAD partially through its effects on HDL-C and TG levels. These results suggest that APOA5 variation regulates TG and HDL levels, thus displaying a causal role in the development of CAD.
AuthorsFan Wang, Isabel Z Wang, Stephen Ellis, Stephen Archacki, John Barnard, Carlos Hubbard, Eric J Topol, Qiuyun Chen, Qing K Wang
JournalAnnals of human genetics (Ann Hum Genet) Vol. 82 Issue 6 Pg. 437-447 (11 2018) ISSN: 1469-1809 [Electronic] England
PMID30024021 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Copyright© 2018 John Wiley & Sons Ltd/University College London.
Chemical References
  • APOA5 protein, human
  • Apolipoprotein A-V
  • Triglycerides
  • Cholesterol
Topics
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Apolipoprotein A-V (genetics)
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Cholesterol (blood)
  • Coronary Artery Disease (genetics)
  • Female
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Triglycerides

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