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Bourbon M, Alves AC, Alonso R, Mata N, Aguiar P, Padró T, Mata P. Mutational analysis and genotype-phenotype relation in familial hypercholesterolemia: The SAFEHEART registry. Atherosclerosis 2017; 262:8-13. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2017.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2016] [Revised: 03/29/2017] [Accepted: 04/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is a relatively common autosomal dominant genetic condition leading to premature ischaemic vascular disease and mortality if left untreated. Currently, a universal consensus on the diagnostic criteria of FH does not exist but the diagnosis of FH largely relies on the evaluation of low density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) levels, a careful documentation of family history, and the identification of clinical features. Diagnosis based purely on lipid levels remains common but there are several limitations to this method of diagnosis both practically and in the proportion of false-negatives and false-positives detected, resulting in substantial under-diagnosis of FH. In some countries, diagnostic algorithms are supplemented with genetic testing of the index case as well as genetic and lipid testing of relatives of the index case. Such "cascade" screening of families following identification of index cases appears to not only improve the rate of diagnosis but is also cost-effective. Currently, we observe a great variation in the excess mortality among patients with FH, which likely reflects a combination of additional genetic and environmental effects on risk overlaid on the risk associated with FH. Current accepted drug therapies for FH include statins and PSCK9 inhibitors. Further work is required to evaluate the cardiovascular disease risk in patients with genetically diagnosed FH and to determine whether a risk-based approach to the treatment of FH is appropriate.
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- D P Hughes
- Department Metabolic Medicine/Chemical Pathology, Lister Hospital, Stevenage, SG1 4AB, UK
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- Department Metabolic Medicine/Chemical Pathology, Lister Hospital, Stevenage, SG1 4AB, UK.
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- Department Metabolic Medicine/Chemical Pathology, Guy's & St Thomas' Hospitals, St Thomas' Hospital, Lambeth Palace Road, London, SE1 7EH, UK
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Baila-Rueda L, Cenarro A, Lamiquiz-Moneo I, Mateo-Gallego R, Bea AM, Perez-Calahorra S, Marco-Benedi V, Civeira F. Bile acid synthesis precursors in subjects with genetic hypercholesterolemia negative for LDLR/APOB/PCSK9/APOE mutations. Association with lipids and carotid atherosclerosis. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2017; 169:226-233. [PMID: 27769814 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2016.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2015] [Revised: 08/12/2016] [Accepted: 10/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Some oxysterols are precursors of bile acid synthesis and play an important role in cholesterol homeostasis. However, if they are involved in the pathogeny of genetic hypercholesterolemia has not been previously explored. We have studied non-cholesterol sterol markers of cholesterol synthesis (lanosterol and desmosterol) and oxysterols (7α-hydroxy-4-cholesten-3-one, 24S-hydroxycholesterol and 27-hydroxycholesterol) in 200 affected subjects with primary hypercholesterolemia of genetic origin, negative for mutations in LDLR, APOB, PCSK9 and APOE genes (non-FH GH) and 100 normolipemic controls. All studied oxysterols and cholesterol synthesis markers were significantly higher in affected subjects than controls (P<0.001). Ratios of oxysterols to total cholesterol were higher in non-FH GH than in controls, although only 24S-hydroxycholesterol showed statistical significance (P<0.001). Cholesterol synthesis markers had a positive correlation with BMI, triglycerides, cholesterol and apoB in control population. However, these correlations disappeared in non-FH GH with the exception of a weak positive correlation for non-HDL cholesterol and apoB. The same pattern was observed for oxysterols with high positive correlation in controls and absence of correlation for non-FH GH, except non-HDL cholesterol for 24S-hydroxycholesterol and 27-hydroxycholesterol and apoB for 27-hydroxycholesterol. All non-cholesterol sterols had positive correlation among them in patients and in controls. A total of 65 (32.5%) and 35 (17.5%) affected subjects presented values of oxysterols ratios to total cholesterol above the 95th percentile of the normal distribution (24S-hydroxycholesterol and 27-hydroxycholesterol, respectively). Those patients with the highest levels of 24S-hydroxycholesterol associated an increase in the carotid intima media thickness. These results suggest that bile acid metabolism is affected in some patients with primary hypercholesterolemia of genetic origin, negative for mutations in the candidate genes, and may confer a higher cardiovascular risk. Our results confirm that cholesterol synthesis overproduction is a primary defect in non-HF GH and suggest that subjects with non-FH GH show high levels of oxysterols in response to hepatic overproduction of cholesterol.
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- L Baila-Rueda
- Unidad Clínica y de Investigación en Lípidos y Arteriosclerosis, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón (IIS Aragón), 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.
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- Unidad Clínica y de Investigación en Lípidos y Arteriosclerosis, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón (IIS Aragón), 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Unidad Clínica y de Investigación en Lípidos y Arteriosclerosis, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón (IIS Aragón), 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Unidad Clínica y de Investigación en Lípidos y Arteriosclerosis, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón (IIS Aragón), 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Unidad Clínica y de Investigación en Lípidos y Arteriosclerosis, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón (IIS Aragón), 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Unidad Clínica y de Investigación en Lípidos y Arteriosclerosis, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón (IIS Aragón), 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Unidad Clínica y de Investigación en Lípidos y Arteriosclerosis, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón (IIS Aragón), 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Unidad Clínica y de Investigación en Lípidos y Arteriosclerosis, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón (IIS Aragón), 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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de Gonzalo-Calvo D, Cenarro A, Garlaschelli K, Pellegatta F, Vilades D, Nasarre L, Camino-Lopez S, Crespo J, Carreras F, Leta R, Catapano AL, Norata GD, Civeira F, Llorente-Cortes V. Translating the microRNA signature of microvesicles derived from human coronary artery smooth muscle cells in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia and coronary artery disease. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2017; 106:55-67. [PMID: 28342976 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2017.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2017] [Revised: 03/13/2017] [Accepted: 03/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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AIMS To analyze the impact of atherogenic lipoproteins on the miRNA signature of microvesicles derived from human coronary artery smooth muscle cells (CASMC) and to translate these results to familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) and coronary artery disease (CAD) patients. METHODS Conditioned media was collected after exposure of CASMC to atherogenic lipoproteins. Plasma samples were collected from two independent populations of diagnosed FH patients and matched normocholesterolemic controls (Study population 1, N=50; Study population 2, N=24) and a population of patients with suspected CAD (Study population 3, N=50). Extracellular vesicles were isolated and characterized using standard techniques. A panel of 30 miRNAs related to vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) (patho-)physiology was analyzed using RT-qPCR. RESULTS Atherogenic lipoproteins significantly reduced levels of miR-15b-5p, -24-3p, -29b-3p, -130a-3p, -143-3p, -146a-3p, -222-3p, -663a levels (P<0.050) in microvesicles (0.1μm-1μm in diameter) released by CASMC. Two of these miRNAs, miR-24-3p and miR-130a-3p, were reduced in circulating microvesicles from FH patients compared with normocholesterolemic controls in a pilot study (Study population 1) and in different validation studies (Study populations 1 and 2) (P<0.050). Supporting these results, plasma levels of miR-24-3p and miR-130a-3p were also downregulated in FH patients compared to controls (P<0.050). In addition, plasma levels of miR-130a-3p were inversely associated with coronary atherosclerosis in a cohort of suspected CAD patients (Study population 3) (P<0.050). CONCLUSIONS Exposure to atherogenic lipoproteins modifies the miRNA profile of CASMC-derived microvesicles and these alterations are reflected in patients with FH. Circulating miR-130a-3p emerges as a potential biomarker for coronary atherosclerosis.
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- David de Gonzalo-Calvo
- Group of Lipids and Cardiovascular Pathology, Biomedical Research Institute Sant Pau (IIB Sant Pau), Barcelona, Spain; CIBERCV, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
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- CIBERCV, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; Lipid Unit and Molecular Research Laboratory, IIS Aragón, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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- SISA Center for the Study of Atherosclerosis, Bassini Hospital, Cinisello B, Italy
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- SISA Center for the Study of Atherosclerosis, Bassini Hospital, Cinisello B, Italy; IRCCS Multimedica, Milan, Italy
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- Cardiac Imaging Unit, Cardiology Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- Group of Lipids and Cardiovascular Pathology, Biomedical Research Institute Sant Pau (IIB Sant Pau), Barcelona, Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, Biomedical Research Institute Sant Pau (IIB Sant Pau), Barcelona, Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, Biomedical Research Institute Sant Pau (IIB Sant Pau), Barcelona, Spain
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- CIBERCV, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; Cardiac Imaging Unit, Cardiology Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- Cardiac Imaging Unit, Cardiology Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- IRCCS Multimedica, Milan, Italy; Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- SISA Center for the Study of Atherosclerosis, Bassini Hospital, Cinisello B, Italy; Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy; School of Biomedical Sciences, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- CIBERCV, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; Lipid Unit and Molecular Research Laboratory, IIS Aragón, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Group of Lipids and Cardiovascular Pathology, Biomedical Research Institute Sant Pau (IIB Sant Pau), Barcelona, Spain; CIBERCV, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; Institute of Biomedical Research of Barcelona (IIBB) - Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Barcelona, Spain.
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Chiou KR, Charng MJ. Detection of common sequence variations of familial hypercholesterolemia in Taiwan using DNA mass spectrometry. J Clin Lipidol 2017; 11:386-393.e6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacl.2016.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2016] [Revised: 12/21/2016] [Accepted: 12/30/2016] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Pérez-Campo FM, De Castro-Orós I, Noriega A, Cofán M, Lamiquiz-Moneo I, Cenarro A, Ros E, Civeira F, Pocoví M, Rodríguez-Rey JC. Functional analysis of new 3′ untranslated regions genetic variants in genes associated with genetic hypercholesterolemias. J Clin Lipidol 2017; 11:532-542. [PMID: 28502511 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacl.2017.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2016] [Revised: 02/12/2017] [Accepted: 02/14/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Bañares VG, Corral P, Medeiros AM, Araujo MB, Lozada A, Bustamante J, Cerretini R, López G, Bourbon M, Schreier LE. Preliminary spectrum of genetic variants in familial hypercholesterolemia in Argentina. J Clin Lipidol 2017; 11:524-531. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacl.2017.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2016] [Revised: 02/12/2017] [Accepted: 02/14/2017] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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GABČOVÁ D, VOHNOUT B, STANÍKOVÁ D, HUČKOVÁ M, KADUROVÁ M, DEBREOVÁ M, KOZÁROVÁ M, FÁBRYOVÁ Ľ, SLOVAK FH STUDY GROUP, STANÍK J, KLIMEŠ I, RAŠLOVÁ K, GAŠPERIKOVÁ D. The Molecular Genetic Background of Familial Hypercholesterolemia: Data From the Slovak Nation-Wide Survey. Physiol Res 2017; 66:75-84. [DOI: 10.33549/physiolres.933348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is most frequently caused by LDLR or APOB mutations. Therefore, the aim of our study was to examine the genetic background of Slovak patients suspected of FH. Patients with clinical suspicion of FH (235 unrelated probands and 124 family relatives) were recruited throughout Slovakia during the years 2011-2015. The order of DNA analyses in probands was as follows: 1. APOB mutation p.Arg3527Gln by real-time PCR method, 2. direct sequencing of the LDLR gene 3. MLPA analysis of the LDLR gene. We have identified 14 probands and 2 relatives with an APOB mutation p.Arg3527Gln, and 89 probands and 75 relatives with 54 different LDLR mutations. Nine of LDLR mutations were novel (i.e. p.Asp90Glu, c.314-2A>G, p.Asp136Tyr, p.Ser177Pro, p.Lys225_Glu228delinsCysLys, p.Gly478Glu, p.Gly675Trpfs*42, p.Leu680Pro, p.Thr832Argfs*3). This is the first study on molecular genetics of FH in Slovakia encompassing the analysis of whole LDLR gene. Genetic etiology of FH was confirmed in 103 probands (43.8 %). Out of them, 86.4 % of probands carried the LDLR gene mutation and remaining 13.6 % probands carried the p.Arg3527Gln APOB mutation.
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- DIABGENE Laboratory, Institute of Experimental Endocrinology, Biomedical Research Center, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia
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Ohmura H, Fukushima Y, Mizuno A, Niwa K, Kobayashi Y, Ebina T, Kimura K, Ishibashi S, Daida H. Estimated Prevalence of Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome. Int Heart J 2017; 58:88-94. [DOI: 10.1536/ihj.16-188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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- Hirotoshi Ohmura
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Cardiology, St. Luke’s International Hospital
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- Department of Cardiology, St. Luke’s International Hospital
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- Department of Cardiovascular Center, Yokohama City University Medical Center
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- Department of Cardiovascular Center, Yokohama City University Medical Center
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Jichi Medical University
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine
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Mehta R, Zubirán R, Martagón AJ, Vazquez-Cárdenas A, Segura-Kato Y, Tusié-Luna MT, Aguilar-Salinas CA. The panorama of familial hypercholesterolemia in Latin America: a systematic review. J Lipid Res 2016; 57:2115-2129. [PMID: 27777316 PMCID: PMC5321217 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.r072231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2016] [Revised: 10/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The burden caused by familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) varies among countries and ethnic groups. The prevalence and characteristics of FH in Latin American (LA) countries is largely unknown. We present a systematic review (following the PRISMA statement) of FH in LA countries. The epidemiology, genetics, screening, management, and unique challenges encountered in these countries are discussed. Published reports discussing FH in Hispanic or LA groups was considered for analysis. Thirty studies were included representing 10 countries. The bulk of the data was generated in Brazil and Mexico. Few countries have registries and there was little commonality in FH mutations between LA countries. LDL receptor mutations predominate; APOB and PCSK9 mutations are rare. No mutation was found in an FH gene in nearly 50% of cases. In addition, some country-specific mutations have been reported. Scant information exists regarding models of care, cascade screening, cost, treatment effectiveness, morbidity, and mortality. In conclusion, FH is largely underdiagnosed and undertreated in the LA region. The genetic admixture with indigenous populations, producing mestizo's groups, may influence the mutational findings in Latin America. Potential opportunities to close gaps in knowledge and health care are identified.
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- Roopa Mehta
- Departamento de Endocrinologia y Metabolismo, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición "Salvador Zubirán", Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Endocrinologia y Metabolismo, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición "Salvador Zubirán", Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Endocrinologia y Metabolismo, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición "Salvador Zubirán", Mexico City, Mexico; Unidad de Biología Molecular y Medicina Genómica Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Endocrinologia y Metabolismo, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición "Salvador Zubirán", Mexico City, Mexico; Unidad de Biología Molecular y Medicina Genómica Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Endocrinologia y Metabolismo, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición "Salvador Zubirán", Mexico City, Mexico.
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Sánchez-Hernández RM, Civeira F, Stef M, Perez-Calahorra S, Almagro F, Plana N, Novoa FJ, Sáenz-Aranzubía P, Mosquera D, Soler C, Fuentes FJ, Brito-Casillas Y, Real JT, Blanco-Vaca F, Ascaso JF, Pocovi M. Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia in Spain. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 9:504-510. [DOI: 10.1161/circgenetics.116.001545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2016] [Accepted: 09/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Background—
Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH) is a rare disease characterized by elevated plasma levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and extremely high risk of premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. HoFH is caused by mutations in several genes, including LDL receptor (
LDLR
), apolipoprotein B (
APOB
), proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (
PCSK9
), and LDL protein receptor adaptor 1 (
LDLRAP1
). No epidemiological studies have assessed HoFH prevalence or the clinical and molecular characteristics of this condition. Here, we aimed to characterize HoFH in Spain.
Methods and Results—
Data were collected from the Spanish Dyslipidemia Registry of the Spanish Atherosclerosis Society and from all molecular diagnoses performed for familial hypercholesterolemia in Spain between 1996 and 2015 (n=16 751). Clinical data included baseline lipid levels and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease events. A total of 97 subjects were identified as having HoFH—of whom, 47 were true homozygous (1 for
APOB
, 5 for
LDLRAP1
, and 41 for
LDLR
), 45 compound heterozygous for
LDLR
, 3 double heterozygous for
LDLR
and
PSCK9
, and 2 double heterozygous for
LDLR
and
APOB
. No
PSCK9
homozygous cases were identified. Two variants in
LDLR
were identified in 4.8% of the molecular studies. Over 50% of patients did not meet the classical HoFH diagnosis criteria. The estimated HoFH prevalence was 1:450 000. Compared with compound heterozygous cases, true homozygous cases showed more aggressive phenotypes with higher LDL-C and more atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease events.
Conclusions—
HoFH frequency in Spain was higher than expected. Clinical criteria would underestimate the actual prevalence of individuals with genetic HoFH, highlighting the importance of genetic analysis to improve familial hypercholesterolemia diagnosis accuracy.
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Grenkowitz T, Kassner U, Wühle-Demuth M, Salewsky B, Rosada A, Zemojtel T, Hopfenmüller W, Isermann B, Borucki K, Heigl F, Laufs U, Wagner S, Kleber ME, Binner P, März W, Steinhagen-Thiessen E, Demuth I. Clinical characterization and mutation spectrum of German patients with familial hypercholesterolemia. Atherosclerosis 2016; 253:88-93. [PMID: 27596133 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2016.08.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2016] [Revised: 08/24/2016] [Accepted: 08/25/2016] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND AIMS Autosomal-dominant familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is characterized by elevated plasma levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and a dramatically increased risk to develop cardiovascular disease (CVD). Mutations in three major genes have been associated with FH: the LDL receptor gene (LDLR), the apolipoprotein B gene (APOB), and the proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin 9 gene (PCSK9). Here we investigated the frequency and the spectrum of FH causing mutations in Germany. METHODS We screened 206 hypercholesterolemic patients, of whom 192 were apparently unrelated, for mutations in the coding region of the genes LDLR, PCSK9 and the APOB [c.10580G > A (p.Arg3527Gln)]. We also categorized the patients according to the Dutch Lipid Clinic Network Criteria (DLCNC) in order to allow a comparison between the mutations identified and the clinical phenotypes observed. Including data from previous studies on German FH patients enabled us to analyse data from 479 individuals. RESULTS Ninety-eight FH causing variants were found in 92 patients (nine in related patients and 6 patients with two variants and likely two affected alleles), of which 90 were located in the LDLR gene and eight mutations were identified in the APOB gene (c.10580G > A). No mutation was found in the PCSK9 gene. While 48 of the LDLR mutations were previously described as disease causing, we found 9 new LDLR variants which were rated as "pathogenic" or "likely pathogenic" based on the predicted effect on the corresponding protein. The proportions of different types of LDLR mutations and their localization within the gene was similar in the group of patients screened for mutations here and in the combined analysis of 479 patients (current study/cases from the literature) and also to other studies on the LDLR mutation spectrum, with about half of the variants being of the missense type and clustering of mutations in exons 4, 5 and 9. The mutation detection rate in the 35 definite and 45 probable FH patients (according to DLCNC) was 77.1% and 68.9%, respectively. The data show a similar discriminatory power between the DLCNC score (AUC = 0.789 (95% CI 0.721-0,857)) and baseline LDL-C levels (AUC = 0.799 (95% CI = 0.732-0.866)). CONCLUSIONS This study further substantiates the mutation spectrum for FH in German patients and confirms the clinical and genetic heterogeneity of the disease.
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- Thomas Grenkowitz
- Lipid Clinic at the Interdisciplinary Metabolism Center, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Lipid Clinic at the Interdisciplinary Metabolism Center, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Lipid Clinic at the Interdisciplinary Metabolism Center, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Medical and Human Genetics, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Lipid Clinic at the Interdisciplinary Metabolism Center, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Medical and Human Genetics, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany; Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, 61-704 Poznań, Poland
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- Institute of Medical Biometrics and Clinical Epidemiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30, Berlin 12203, Germany
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- Department for Clinical Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Leipziger Str. 44, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department for Clinical Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Leipziger Str. 44, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany
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- Dres. Heigl, Hettich, and Partner, Medical Care Center Kempten-Allgaeu, Robert-Weixler-Straße 19, 87439 Kempten, Germany
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- Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Kardiologie, Angiologie und Internistische Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes; Homburg, Saar, Germany
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- Georg-Haas-Dialysis-Centres, Gemeinschaftspraxis Giessen/Lich, Giessen, Germany
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- Vth Department of Medicine, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167 Mannheim, Germany; Competence Cluster of Nutrition and Cardiovascular Health (nutriCARD), Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Germany
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- Synlab Center of Human Genetics, Harrlachweg 1, 68163 Mannheim, Germany
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- Vth Department of Medicine, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167 Mannheim, Germany; Synlab Acadamy, Harrlachweg 1, 68163 Mannheim, Germany; Clinical Institute of Medical and Chemical Laboratory Diagnostics, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Lipid Clinic at the Interdisciplinary Metabolism Center, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany; The Berlin Aging Study II, Research Group on Geriatrics, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Reinickendorfer Str. 61, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Medical and Human Genetics, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany; The Berlin Aging Study II, Research Group on Geriatrics, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Reinickendorfer Str. 61, Berlin, Germany.
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microRNA expression profile in human coronary smooth muscle cell-derived microparticles is a source of biomarkers. CLINICA E INVESTIGACION EN ARTERIOSCLEROSIS 2016; 28:167-77. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arteri.2016.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2016] [Accepted: 05/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Mollaki V, Drogari E. Genetic causes of monogenic familial hypercholesterolemia in the Greek population: Lessons, mistakes, and the way forward. J Clin Lipidol 2016; 10:748-756. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacl.2016.02.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2016] [Revised: 02/19/2016] [Accepted: 02/20/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Merchán A, Ruiz ÁJ, Campo R, Prada CE, Toro JM, Sánchez R, Gómez JE, Jaramillo NI, Molina DI, Vargas-Uricoechea H, Sixto S, Castro JM, Quintero AE, Coll M, Slotkus S, Ramírez A, Pachajoa H, Ávila FA, Alonso K R. Hipercolesterolemia familiar: artículo de revisión. REVISTA COLOMBIANA DE CARDIOLOGÍA 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rccar.2016.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Genetic diagnosis of familial hypercholesterolemia in Han Chinese. J Clin Lipidol 2016; 10:490-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacl.2016.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2015] [Revised: 01/22/2016] [Accepted: 01/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Cosegregation of serum cholesterol with cholesterol intestinal absorption markers in families with primary hypercholesterolemia without mutations in LDLR, APOB, PCSK9 and APOE genes. Atherosclerosis 2016; 246:202-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2016.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2015] [Revised: 12/02/2015] [Accepted: 01/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Hereditary dyslipidemias are often underdiagnosed and undertreated, yet with significant health implications, most importantly causing preventable premature cardiovascular diseases. The commonly used clinical criteria to diagnose hereditary lipid disorders are specific but are not very sensitive. Genetic testing may be of value in making accurate diagnosis and improving cascade screening of family members, and potentially, in risk assessment and choice of therapy. This review focuses on using genetic testing in the clinical setting for lipid disorders, particularly familial hypercholesterolemia.
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- Ozlem Bilen
- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, 3131 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Section of Cardiovascular Research, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, 6565 Fannin Street, Suite B157, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, 6565 Fannin Street, M.S. A-601, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, 6565 Fannin Street, M.S. A-601, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Section of Cardiovascular Research, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, 6565 Fannin Street, M.S. A-601, Suite 656, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, 6565 Fannin Street, M.S. A-601, Suite 656, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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Update on the molecular biology of dyslipidemias. Clin Chim Acta 2016; 454:143-85. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2015.10.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2015] [Revised: 10/24/2015] [Accepted: 10/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Klančar G, Grošelj U, Kovač J, Bratanič N, Bratina N, Trebušak Podkrajšek K, Battelino T. Universal Screening for Familial Hypercholesterolemia in Children. J Am Coll Cardiol 2015; 66:1250-1257. [PMID: 26361156 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.07.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2015] [Revised: 06/08/2015] [Accepted: 07/02/2015] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Individuals with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) who are untreated have up to 100-fold elevated risk for cardiovascular complications compared with those who are unaffected. Data for identification of FH with a universal screening for hypercholesterolemia in children are lacking. OBJECTIVES This study sought genetic identification of FH from a cohort of children with elevated serum total cholesterol (TC) concentration, detected in a national universal screening for hypercholesterolemia. METHODS Slovenian children born between 1989 and 2009 (n = 272) with TC >6 mmol/l (231.7 mg/dl) or >5 mmol/l (193.1 mg/dl) plus a family history positive for premature cardiovascular complications, identified in a national universal screening for hypercholesterolemia at 5 years of age were genotyped for variants in LDLR, PCSK9, APOB, and APOE. RESULTS Of the referred children, 57.0% carried disease-causing variants for FH: 38.6% in LDLR, 18.4% in APOB, and none in PCSK9. Nine novel disease-causing variants were identified, 8 in LDLR, and 1 in APOB. Of the remaining participants, 43.6% carried the APOE E4 isoform. Estimated detection rate of FH in the universal screening program from 2009 to 2013 was 53.6% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 34.5% to 72.8%), peaking in 2013 with an upper estimated detection rate of 96.3%. Variants in LDLR, APOB, or the APOE E4 isoform occurred in 48.6%, 60.0%, and 76.5%, respectively, of patients with a family history negative for cardiovascular complications. CONCLUSIONS Most participants who were referred from a national database of universal screening results for hypercholesterolemia had genetically confirmed FH. Data for family history may not suffice for reliable identification of patients through selective and cascade screening.
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- Gašper Klančar
- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, University Children's Hospital, UMC Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia; Unit of Special Laboratory Diagnostics, University Children's Hospital, UMC Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, University Children's Hospital, UMC Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Unit of Special Laboratory Diagnostics, University Children's Hospital, UMC Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, University Children's Hospital, UMC Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, University Children's Hospital, UMC Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Unit of Special Laboratory Diagnostics, University Children's Hospital, UMC Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia; Institute of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, University Children's Hospital, UMC Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia; Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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Brautbar A, Leary E, Rasmussen K, Wilson DP, Steiner RD, Virani S. Genetics of familial hypercholesterolemia. Curr Atheroscler Rep 2015; 17:491. [PMID: 25712136 DOI: 10.1007/s11883-015-0491-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a genetic disorder characterized by elevated low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and premature cardiovascular disease, with a prevalence of approximately 1 in 200-500 for heterozygotes in North America and Europe. Monogenic FH is largely attributed to mutations in the LDLR, APOB, and PCSK9 genes. Differential diagnosis is critical to distinguish FH from conditions with phenotypically similar presentations to ensure appropriate therapeutic management and genetic counseling. Accurate diagnosis requires careful phenotyping based on clinical and biochemical presentation, validated by genetic testing. Recent investigations to discover additional genetic loci associated with extreme hypercholesterolemia using known FH families and population studies have met with limited success. Here, we provide a brief overview of the genetic determinants, differential diagnosis, genetic testing, and counseling of FH genetics.
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- Ariel Brautbar
- Division of Genetics, Cook Children's Medical Center, Fort Worth, TX, USA,
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Santos RD, Frauches TS, Chacra APM. Cascade Screening in Familial Hypercholesterolemia: Advancing Forward. J Atheroscler Thromb 2015. [PMID: 26194978 DOI: 10.5551/jat.31237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Familial hypercholesterolemia is a genetic disorder associated with elevated LDL-cholesterol and high lifetime cardiovascular risk. Both clinical and molecular cascade screening programs have been implemented to increase early definition and treatment. In this systematic review, we discuss the main issues found in 65 different articles related to cascade screening and familial hypercholesterolemia, covering a range of topics including different types/strategies, considerations both positive and negative regarding cascade screening in general and associated with the different strategies, cost and coverage consideration, direct and indirect contact with patients, public policy around life insurance and doctor-patient confidentiality, the "right to know," and public health concerns regarding familial hypercholesterolemia.
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- Raul D Santos
- Lipid Clinic, Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo Medical School Hospital
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW To summarize recent findings from genome-wide association studies (GWAS), whole-exome sequencing of patients with familial hypercholesterolemia and 'exome chip' studies pointing to novel genes in LDL metabolism. RECENT FINDINGS The genetic loci for ATP-binding cassette transporters G5 and G8, Niemann-Pick C1-Like protein 1, sortilin-1, ABO blood-group glycosyltransferases, myosin regulatory light chain-interacting protein and cholesterol 7α-hydroxylase have all consistently been associated with LDL cholesterol levels and/or coronary artery disease in GWAS. Whole-exome sequencing and 'exome chip' studies have additionally suggested several novel genes in LDL metabolism including insulin-induced gene 2, signal transducing adaptor family member 1, lysosomal acid lipase A, patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing protein 5 and transmembrane 6 superfamily member 2. Most of these findings still require independent replications and/or functional studies to confirm the exact role in LDL metabolism and the clinical implications for human health. SUMMARY GWAS, exome sequencing studies, and recently 'exome chip' studies have suggested several novel genes with effects on LDL cholesterol. Novel genes in LDL metabolism will improve our understanding of mechanisms in LDL metabolism, and may lead to the identification of new drug targets to reduce LDL cholesterol levels.
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- Mette Christoffersen
- aDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry, Section for Molecular Genetics, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital bFaculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Haralambos K, Whatley S, Edwards R, Gingell R, Townsend D, Ashfield-Watt P, Lansberg P, Datta D, McDowell I. Clinical experience of scoring criteria for Familial Hypercholesterolaemia (FH) genetic testing in Wales. Atherosclerosis 2015; 240:190-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2015.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2014] [Revised: 02/15/2015] [Accepted: 03/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Guo W, Fu J, Chen X, Gao B, Fu Z, Fan H, Cui Q, Zhu X, Zhao Y, Yang T, Fan D, Zhou H. The effects of estrogen on serum level and hepatocyte expression of PCSK9. Metabolism 2015; 64:554-60. [PMID: 25665485 DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2015.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2014] [Revised: 12/23/2014] [Accepted: 01/15/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE We previously reported that serum PCSK9 levels are higher in postmenopausal women than in premenopausal women in a Han Chinese population. Whether this difference is related to estrogen has not been well-characterized. This study aims to examine if the alteration in estrogen level is responsible for the changes of serum PCSK9 concentration. MATERIALS/METHODS A sandwich ELISA assay was used to measure serum PCSK9 levels in 727 healthy women aged from 26 to 85 years old. Anthropometric and biochemical examination of parameters such as estrogen and serum lipids was also performed for these individuals. Next, we measured serum PCSK9 and estrogen levels of 30 healthy fertile women (24-26 years old) in their menstrual cycles and analyzed the correlation between serum PCSK9 level and estrogen concentration. Moreover, cell culture studies were carried out to examine if estrogen at physiological and non-physiological concentrations regulates hepatocyte PCSK9 expression. RESULTS Serum PCSK9 concentrations were significantly increased with aging. Aged group had higher serum PCSK9 levels than the middle aged group and the young group (60.29±28.47 vs 71.38±34.22 vs 83.81±33.50 ng/ml). Serum PCSK9 levels were positively correlated with age, BMI, serum total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol (P<0.01), but not correlated with estrogen levels. There was no significantly difference of PCSK9 levels between the lower and the upper estradiol (E2) tertiles in the 727 women. There was either no significant difference in PCSK9 levels during the menstrual, ovulatory, luteal phases in the 30 healthy fertile women. Cell culture studies showed that 17β-estradiol at physiological concentrations did not significantly alter PCSK9 expression in human hepatocytes. CONCLUSION The serum PCSK9 levels were higher in postmenopausal women than those in pre-menopausal women. However, the difference in serum PCSK9 levels between postmenopausal and premenopausal woman appeared to be independent of estrogen status, and estrogen at physiological concentrations does not affect human hepatocyte PCSK9 expression.
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- Wen Guo
- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China; Department of Endocrinology, Nanjing Municipal Hospital for Governmental Organizations, Nanjing 210018, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Department of Cadres, Tong Ling People's Hospital, Tongling 244009, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- School of Public Health Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, 6439 Garners Ferry Road, Columbia, SC 29209, United States
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China.
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Najam O, Ray KK. Familial Hypercholesterolemia: a Review of the Natural History, Diagnosis, and Management. Cardiol Ther 2015; 4:25-38. [PMID: 25769531 PMCID: PMC4472649 DOI: 10.1007/s40119-015-0037-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an inherited disorder of lipid metabolism characterized by premature cardiovascular disease. It is one of the most common metabolic disorders affecting humans. There are two clinical manifestations: the milder heterozygous form and more severe homozygous form. Despite posing a significant health risk, FH is inadequately diagnosed and managed. As the clinical outcome is related to the degree and duration of exposure to elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels, early treatment is vital. Diagnosis can usually be made using a combination of clinical characteristics such as family history, lipid levels, and genetic testing. Mutations in the gene encoding the LDL receptor (LDLR), apolipoprotein B, the pro-protein convertase subtilisin/kexin 9 (PCSK9), and LDLR adaptor protein are the commonest abnormalities. Early identification and treatment of patients, as well as screening of relatives, helps significantly reduce the risk of premature disease. Although statins remain the first-line therapy in most cases, monotherapy is usually inadequate to control elevated LDL-C levels. Additional therapy with ezetimibe and bile acid sequestrants may be required. Newer classes of pharmacotherapy currently under investigation include lomitapide, mipomersen, and monoclonal antibodies to PCSK9. Lipoprotein apheresis may be required when multiple pharmacotherapies are inadequate, especially in the homozygous form. Effective early detection and treatment of the index individual and initiation of cascade screening will help reduce the complications associated with FH. In this article, we review the disease of FH, complexity of diagnosis and management, and the challenges faced in preventing the significant morbidity and mortality associated with it.
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- Osman Najam
- Cardiovascular Sciences Research Centre, St George's University, London, UK
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Hipercolesterolemia familiar homocigota: adaptación a España del documento de posición del grupo de consenso sobre hipercolesterolemia familiar de la Sociedad Europea de Arteriosclerosis. Documento de Consenso de la Sociedad Española de Arteriosclerosis (SEA) y la Fundación Hipercolesterolemia Familiar (FHF). CLINICA E INVESTIGACION EN ARTERIOSCLEROSIS 2015; 27:80-96. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arteri.2015.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2015] [Accepted: 01/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Familial hypercholesterolemia in Brazil: Cascade screening program, clinical and genetic aspects. Atherosclerosis 2015; 238:101-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2014.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2014] [Revised: 11/12/2014] [Accepted: 11/13/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Mata P, Alonso R, Ruiz A, Gonzalez-Juanatey JR, Badimón L, Díaz-Díaz JL, Muñoz MT, Muñiz O, Galve E, Irigoyen L, Fuentes-Jiménez F, Dalmau J, Pérez-Jiménez F. Diagnóstico y tratamiento de la hipercolesterolemia familiar en España: documento de consenso. Semergen 2015; 41:24-33. [DOI: 10.1016/j.semerg.2014.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2014] [Accepted: 05/02/2014] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Etxebarria A, Benito-Vicente A, Stef M, Ostolaza H, Palacios L, Martin C. Activity-associated effect of LDL receptor missense variants located in the cysteine-rich repeats. Atherosclerosis 2014; 238:304-12. [PMID: 25545329 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2014.12.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2014] [Revised: 12/09/2014] [Accepted: 12/13/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND The LDL receptor (LDLR) is a Class I transmembrane protein critical for the clearance of cholesterol-containing lipoprotein particles. The N-terminal domain of the LDLR harbours the ligand-binding domain consisting of seven cysteine-rich repeats of approximately 40 amino acids each. Mutations in the LDLR binding domain may result in loss of receptor activity leading to familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). In this study the activity of six mutations located in the cysteine-rich repeats of the LDLR has been investigated. METHODS CHO-ldlA7 transfected cells with six different LDLR mutations have been used to analyse in vitro LDLR expression, lipoprotein binding and uptake. Immunoblotting of cell extracts, flow cytometry and confocal microscopy have been performed to determine the effects of these mutations. In silico analysis was also performed to predict the mutation effect. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION From the six mutations, p.Arg257Trp turned out to be a non-pathogenic LDLR variant whereas p.Cys116Arg, p.Asp168Asn, p.Asp172Asn, p.Arg300Gly and p.Asp301Gly were classified as binding-defective LDLR variants whose effect is not as severe as null allele mutations.
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- A Etxebarria
- Unidad de Biofísica (CSIC, UPV/EHU) and Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidad del País Vasco, Apdo. 644, 48080 Bilbao, Spain
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- Unidad de Biofísica (CSIC, UPV/EHU) and Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidad del País Vasco, Apdo. 644, 48080 Bilbao, Spain
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- Progenika Biopharma, a Grifols Company, Derio, Spain
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- Unidad de Biofísica (CSIC, UPV/EHU) and Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidad del País Vasco, Apdo. 644, 48080 Bilbao, Spain
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- Progenika Biopharma, a Grifols Company, Derio, Spain
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- Unidad de Biofísica (CSIC, UPV/EHU) and Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidad del País Vasco, Apdo. 644, 48080 Bilbao, Spain.
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Etxebarria A, Benito-Vicente A, Palacios L, Stef M, Cenarro A, Civeira F, Ostolaza H, Martin C. Functional Characterization and Classification of Frequent Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor Variants. Hum Mutat 2014; 36:129-41. [DOI: 10.1002/humu.22721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2014] [Accepted: 10/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Aitor Etxebarria
- Unidad de Biofísica (CSIC, UPV/EHU) and Departamento de Bioquímica; Universidad del País Vasco; Bilbao 48080 Spain
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- Unidad de Biofísica (CSIC, UPV/EHU) and Departamento de Bioquímica; Universidad del País Vasco; Bilbao 48080 Spain
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- Unidad de Lípidos and Laboratorio de Investigación Molecular; Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet; Instituto Aragonés de Ciencias de la Salud (IACS); Zaragoza Spain
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- Unidad de Lípidos and Laboratorio de Investigación Molecular; Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet; Instituto Aragonés de Ciencias de la Salud (IACS); Zaragoza Spain
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- Unidad de Biofísica (CSIC, UPV/EHU) and Departamento de Bioquímica; Universidad del País Vasco; Bilbao 48080 Spain
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- Unidad de Biofísica (CSIC, UPV/EHU) and Departamento de Bioquímica; Universidad del País Vasco; Bilbao 48080 Spain
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Faiz F, Nguyen LT, van Bockxmeer FM, Hooper AJ. Genetic screening to improve the diagnosis of familial hypercholesterolemia. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.2217/clp.14.32] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Cymbron T, Mendes P, Ramos A, Raposo M, Kazachkova N, Medeiros AM, Bruges-Armas J, Bourbon M, Lima M. Familial hypercholesterolemia: Molecular characterization of possible cases from the Azores Islands (Portugal). Meta Gene 2014; 2:638-45. [PMID: 25606447 PMCID: PMC4287853 DOI: 10.1016/j.mgene.2014.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2014] [Revised: 07/30/2014] [Accepted: 08/15/2014] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an autosomal dominant disorder of the cholesterol metabolism, which constitutes a risk factor for coronary arterial disease (CAD). In the Azores Islands (Portugal), where mortality from CAD doubles its rate comparatively to the rest of the country and where a high frequency of dyslipidemia has been reported, the prevalence and distribution of FH remain unknown. The molecular characterization of a group of 33 possible cases of FH of Azorean background was undertaken in this study. A DNA array was initially used to search mutations in the LDLR, APOB and PCSK9 loci in 10 unrelated possible cases of FH. No mutations were detected in the array; after sequencing the full LDLR gene, 18 variants were identified, corresponding to two missense (c.806G > A; c.1171G > A) and sixteen synonymous alterations. Six of the synonymous variants which are consistently described in the literature as associated with altered cholesterol levels were used to build haplotypes. The most frequent haplotype corresponded to TTCGCC (45%), a “risk” haplotype, formed exclusively by alleles that were reported to increase cholesterol levels. Some of the variants detected in the full sequencing of the LDLR gene fell within the ligand-binding domain of this gene, defined by exons 2 to 6. To add information as to the role of such variants, these exons were sequenced in the remaining 23 possible FH cases. Two missense alterations (c.185C > T; c.806G > A) were found in this subset of possible FH cases. The missense alteration c.185C > T, identified in one individual, is novel for the Portuguese population. In silico analysis was not conclusive for this alteration, whose role will have to be further investigated. This study represents the first approach to the establishment of the mutational profile of FH in the Azores Islands.
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- Teresa Cymbron
- Centre of Research in Natural Resources (CIRN), Department of Biology, University of the Azores, 9501-801 Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal ; Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology (IBMC), University of Porto, 4150-180 Porto, Portugal
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- The Azores School of New Technologies (ENTA), 9504-540 Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal
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- Centre of Research in Natural Resources (CIRN), Department of Biology, University of the Azores, 9501-801 Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal ; Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology (IBMC), University of Porto, 4150-180 Porto, Portugal
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- Centre of Research in Natural Resources (CIRN), Department of Biology, University of the Azores, 9501-801 Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal ; Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology (IBMC), University of Porto, 4150-180 Porto, Portugal
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- Centre of Research in Natural Resources (CIRN), Department of Biology, University of the Azores, 9501-801 Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal ; Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology (IBMC), University of Porto, 4150-180 Porto, Portugal
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- Grupo de Investigação Cardiovascular, Unidade I&D, Departamento de Promoção da Saúde e Prevenção de Doenças Não Transmissíveis, Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge, 1649-040 Lisboa, Portugal ; Centre for Biodiversity, Functional and Integrative Genomics (BioFIG), Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisboa, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology (IBMC), University of Porto, 4150-180 Porto, Portugal ; Specialized Service of Epidemiology and Molecular Biology (SEEBMO), Hospital of Santo Espírito, 9700-049 Angra do Heroísmo, Azores, Portugal
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- Grupo de Investigação Cardiovascular, Unidade I&D, Departamento de Promoção da Saúde e Prevenção de Doenças Não Transmissíveis, Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge, 1649-040 Lisboa, Portugal ; Centre for Biodiversity, Functional and Integrative Genomics (BioFIG), Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisboa, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centre of Research in Natural Resources (CIRN), Department of Biology, University of the Azores, 9501-801 Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal ; Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology (IBMC), University of Porto, 4150-180 Porto, Portugal
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De Castro-Orós I, Pérez-López J, Mateo-Gallego R, Rebollar S, Ledesma M, León M, Cofán M, Casasnovas JA, Ros E, Rodríguez-Rey JC, Civeira F, Pocoví M. A genetic variant in the LDLR promoter is responsible for part of the LDL-cholesterol variability in primary hypercholesterolemia. BMC Med Genomics 2014; 7:17. [PMID: 24708769 PMCID: PMC4021749 DOI: 10.1186/1755-8794-7-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2013] [Accepted: 03/31/2014] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND GWAS have consistently revealed that LDLR locus variability influences LDL-cholesterol in general population. Severe LDLR mutations are responsible for familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). However, most primary hypercholesterolemias are polygenic diseases. Although Cis-regulatory regions might be the cause of LDL-cholesterol variability; an extensive analysis of the LDLR distal promoter has not yet been performed. We hypothesized that genetic variants in this region are responsible for the LDLR association with LDL-cholesterol found in GWAS. METHODS Four-hundred seventy-seven unrelated subjects with polygenic hypercholesterolemia (PH) and without causative FH-mutations and 525 normolipemic subjects were selected. A 3103 pb from LDLR (-625 to +2468) was sequenced in 125 subjects with PH. All subjects were genotyped for 4 SNPs (rs17242346, rs17242739, rs17248720 and rs17249120) predicted to be potentially involved in transcription regulation by in silico analysis. EMSA and luciferase assays were carried out for the rs17248720 variant. Multivariable linear regression analysis using LDL-cholesterol levels as the dependent variable were done in order to find out the variables that were independently associated with LDL-cholesterol. RESULTS The sequencing of the 125 PH subjects did not show variants with minor allele frequency ≥ 10%. The T-allele from g.3131C > T (rs17248720) had frequencies of 9% (PH) and 16.4% (normolipemic), p < 0.00001. Studies of this variant with EMSA and luciferase assays showed a higher affinity for transcription factors and an increase of 2.5 times in LDLR transcriptional activity (T-allele vs C-allele). At multivariate analysis, this polymorphism with the lipoprotein(a) and age explained ≈ 10% of LDL-cholesterol variability. CONCLUSION Our results suggest that the T-allele at the g.3131 T > C SNP is associated with LDL-cholesterol levels, and explains part of the LDL-cholesterol variability. As a plausible cause, the T-allele produces an increase in LDLR transcriptional activity and lower LDL-cholesterol levels.
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- Isabel De Castro-Orós
- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Celular, Universidad de Zaragoza, C. Pedro Cerbuna 12, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
- Unidad de Lípidos y Laboratorio de Investigación Molecular, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Instituto Aragonés de Ciencias de la Salud (IACS), Zaragoza, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular. Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Cantabria and Instituto de Formación e Investigación Marques de Valdecilla (IFIMAV), Santander, Spain
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- Unidad de Lípidos y Laboratorio de Investigación Molecular, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Instituto Aragonés de Ciencias de la Salud (IACS), Zaragoza, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Celular, Universidad de Zaragoza, C. Pedro Cerbuna 12, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Unidad de Investigación Cardiovascular, Instituto Aragonés de Ciencias de la Salud (IACS), Zaragoza, Spain
- Aragon Workers Health Study, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Unidad de Investigación Cardiovascular, Instituto Aragonés de Ciencias de la Salud (IACS), Zaragoza, Spain
- Aragon Workers Health Study, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Servei d’Endocrinologia i Nutrició, Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Hospital Clínic, Barcelona and Ciber Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Barcelona, Spain
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- Unidad de Investigación Cardiovascular, Instituto Aragonés de Ciencias de la Salud (IACS), Zaragoza, Spain
- Aragon Workers Health Study, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Servei d’Endocrinologia i Nutrició, Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Hospital Clínic, Barcelona and Ciber Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Barcelona, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular. Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Cantabria and Instituto de Formación e Investigación Marques de Valdecilla (IFIMAV), Santander, Spain
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- Unidad de Lípidos y Laboratorio de Investigación Molecular, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Instituto Aragonés de Ciencias de la Salud (IACS), Zaragoza, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Celular, Universidad de Zaragoza, C. Pedro Cerbuna 12, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
- Aragon Workers Health Study, Zaragoza, Spain
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Mata P, Alonso R, Ruiz A, Gonzalez-Juanatey JR, Badimón L, Díaz-Díaz JL, Muñoz MT, Muñiz O, Galve E, Irigoyen L, Fuentes-Jiménez F, Dalmau J, Pérez-Jiménez F. [Diagnosis and treatment of familial hypercholesterolemia in Spain: consensus document]. Aten Primaria 2014; 47:56-65. [PMID: 24704195 PMCID: PMC6983801 DOI: 10.1016/j.aprim.2013.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2013] [Revised: 12/02/2013] [Accepted: 12/03/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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La hipercolesterolemia familiar (HF) es un trastorno genético frecuente que se manifiesta desde el nacimiento y que causa un aumento en los niveles plasmáticos de colesterol-LDL (cLDL), xantomas y enfermedad coronaria prematura. Su detección y tratamiento precoz reduce la morbimortalidad coronaria. A pesar de la disponibilidad de un tratamiento eficaz, la HF está poco diagnosticada y tratada. La identificación de los casos índices y la posterior detección en cascada familiar utilizando los niveles de cLDL y la detección genética es la estrategia más coste-efectiva para la detección de nuevos casos. El tratamiento crónico con estatinas ha disminuido el riesgo cardiovascular a los niveles de la población general. Los objetivos en cLDL son < 130 mg/dl en los niños y adultos jóvenes, < 100 mg/dl en los adultos y < 70 mg/dl en los adultos con enfermedad coronaria conocida o diabetes. En la mayoría de los pacientes es difícil conseguir estos objetivos, por lo que puede ser necesario el tratamiento combinado con ezetimiba u otros fármacos. Cuando no se alcanzan los objetivos con el máximo tratamiento farmacológico tolerado, una reducción de cLDL ≥ 50% puede ser aceptable. La LDL-aféresis es útil en los pacientes homocigotos y en los heterocigotos graves resistentes al tratamiento. Este documento proporciona recomendaciones para el diagnóstico, cribado y tratamiento de la HF en niños y adultos, así como consejos específicos para los especialistas clínicos y médicos de atención primaria con el objetivo de mejorar el cuidado de los pacientes y reducir su carga de enfermedad cardiovascular.
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- Pedro Mata
- Medicina Interna, Presidente de la Fundación Hipercolesterolemia Familiar, Madrid, España.
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- Clínica de Lípidos, Medicina Interna, Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, España
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- Atención Primaria, Unidad de Lípidos y Prevención Cardiovascular, Centro de Salud Pinto, Pinto, Madrid, España
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- Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, La Coruña, España
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- Instituto Catalán de Ciencias Cardiovasculares (ICCC), IIB-Sant Pau, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, España
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- Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario A Coruña, A Coruña, España
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- Servicio de Endocrinología, Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús, Departamento de Pediatría, Universidad Autónoma, Madrid, España
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- UCERV, UCAMI, Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, España
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- Unitat d'Insuficiència Cardiaca, Servei de Cardiologia, Àrea del Cor, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, España
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- Departamento de Endocrinología, Hospital Universitario Araba, Vitoria-Gasteiz, España
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- Pediatría, Hospital Infantil La Fe, Valencia, España
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Wang H, Xu S, Sun L, Pan X, Yang S, Wang L. Functional characterization of two low-density lipoprotein receptor gene mutations in two Chinese patients with familial hypercholesterolemia. PLoS One 2014; 9:e92703. [PMID: 24671153 PMCID: PMC3966815 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0092703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2013] [Accepted: 02/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an autosomal dominant disease that primarily results from mutations in the low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) gene. We investigated two unrelated Chinese FH patients using gene screening and functional analysis to reveal the pathogenicity and the mechanism by which these mutations cause FH. METHODS First, the LDLR gene was sequenced in these patients. Then, mutant receptors were transfected into human embryo kidney 293 (HEK-293) cells, and a confocal laser-scanning microscope was used to observe the localization of mutant proteins. Further, the expression and the internalization activity were analyzed by flow cytometry. Finally, LDLR protein expression and stability was detected by western blot. RESULTS Two different LDLR class 2B mutations were detected in two patients. The C201F mutation is a known mutation. However, the G615V mutation is novel. Flow cytometry showed that the expression and internalization activity of the mutant LDLRs were reduced to 73.6% and 82.6% for G615V and 33.2% and 33.5% for C201F, respectively. CONCLUSIONS This study identified two LDLR mutations in Chinese patients with FH and analyzed the relationship between the genotype and phenotype of these patients. We found that these mutant LDLRs were defective in transport, which led to a reduction in cholesterol clearance. These results increase our understanding of the mutational spectrum of FH in the Chinese population.
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- Haihong Wang
- Department of Atherosclerosis, Beijing Institute of Heart Lung and Blood Vessel Disease, Beijing Anzhen Hospital Affiliated with Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Atherosclerosis, Beijing Institute of Heart Lung and Blood Vessel Disease, Beijing Anzhen Hospital Affiliated with Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Atherosclerosis, Beijing Institute of Heart Lung and Blood Vessel Disease, Beijing Anzhen Hospital Affiliated with Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Atherosclerosis, Beijing Institute of Heart Lung and Blood Vessel Disease, Beijing Anzhen Hospital Affiliated with Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Atherosclerosis, Beijing Institute of Heart Lung and Blood Vessel Disease, Beijing Anzhen Hospital Affiliated with Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Atherosclerosis, Beijing Institute of Heart Lung and Blood Vessel Disease, Beijing Anzhen Hospital Affiliated with Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Alonso R, Mata P, Zambón D, Mata N, Fuentes-Jiménez F. Early diagnosis and treatment of familial hypercholesterolemia: improving patient outcomes. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 2014; 11:327-42. [DOI: 10.1586/erc.13.7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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New EAS Consensus Statement on FH: Improving the care of FH patients. Atherosclerosis 2013; 231:69-71. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2013.08.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2013] [Accepted: 08/28/2013] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Masana L, Civeira F, Pedro-Botet J, de Castro I, Pocoví M, Plana N, Mateo-Gallego R, Jarauta E, Pedragosa À. [Expert consensus on the detection and clinical management of familial hypercholesterolemia]. CLINICA E INVESTIGACION EN ARTERIOSCLEROSIS 2013; 25:182-93. [PMID: 24041477 DOI: 10.1016/j.arteri.2013.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2013] [Accepted: 07/26/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is one of the most common and severe genetic diseases, causing disabilities and premature death to those who suffer it. Lipid-lowering therapy substantially improves the prognosis of FH patients and, therefore, appropriate pharmacological treatment is of the utmost importance. The Spanish Society of Arteriosclerosis (SEA) has always been a pioneer in the diagnosis and treatment of FH. Since its inception, FH has been one of the main areas of clinical and scientific interest, mainly for Lipids Units of the SEA, where most patients with this pathology are referred in Spain. This document arises from the willingness of our society to update the scientific knowledge on this subject and to provide physicians with clear clinical guidelines regarding diagnosis and treatment of FH. These guidelines can be summarized in two main aspects: early diagnosis of the disease and a rapid normalization of LDLcholesterol. In the coming years, health providers should accomplish that the majority of patients with FH are aware of their diagnosis and that adequate treatment is provided.
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Nordestgaard BG, Chapman MJ, Humphries SE, Ginsberg HN, Masana L, Descamps OS, Wiklund O, Hegele RA, Raal FJ, Defesche JC, Wiegman A, Santos RD, Watts GF, Parhofer KG, Hovingh GK, Kovanen PT, Boileau C, Averna M, Borén J, Bruckert E, Catapano AL, Kuivenhoven JA, Pajukanta P, Ray K, Stalenhoef AFH, Stroes E, Taskinen MR, Tybjærg-Hansen A. Familial hypercholesterolaemia is underdiagnosed and undertreated in the general population: guidance for clinicians to prevent coronary heart disease: consensus statement of the European Atherosclerosis Society. Eur Heart J 2013. [PMID: 23956253 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj.eht273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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AIMS The first aim was to critically evaluate the extent to which familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is underdiagnosed and undertreated. The second aim was to provide guidance for screening and treatment of FH, in order to prevent coronary heart disease (CHD). METHODS AND RESULTS Of the theoretical estimated prevalence of 1/500 for heterozygous FH, <1% are diagnosed in most countries. Recently, direct screening in a Northern European general population diagnosed approximately 1/200 with heterozygous FH. All reported studies document failure to achieve recommended LDL cholesterol targets in a large proportion of individuals with FH, and up to 13-fold increased risk of CHD. Based on prevalences between 1/500 and 1/200, between 14 and 34 million individuals worldwide have FH. We recommend that children, adults, and families should be screened for FH if a person or family member presents with FH, a plasma cholesterol level in an adult ≥8 mmol/L(≥310 mg/dL) or a child ≥6 mmol/L(≥230 mg/dL), premature CHD, tendon xanthomas, or sudden premature cardiac death. In FH, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol targets are <3.5 mmol/L(<135 mg/dL) for children, <2.5 mmol/L(<100 mg/dL) for adults, and <1.8 mmol/L(<70 mg/dL) for adults with known CHD or diabetes. In addition to lifestyle and dietary counselling, treatment priorities are (i) in children, statins, ezetimibe, and bile acid binding resins, and (ii) in adults, maximal potent statin dose, ezetimibe, and bile acid binding resins. Lipoprotein apheresis can be offered in homozygotes and in treatment-resistant heterozygotes with CHD. CONCLUSION Owing to severe underdiagnosis and undertreatment of FH, there is an urgent worldwide need for diagnostic screening together with early and aggressive treatment of this extremely high-risk condition.
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- Børge G Nordestgaard
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Herlev Hospital, Copenhagen University Hospital, University of Copenhagen, DK-2730 Herlev, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Nordestgaard BG, Chapman MJ, Humphries SE, Ginsberg HN, Masana L, Descamps OS, Wiklund O, Hegele RA, Raal FJ, Defesche JC, Wiegman A, Santos RD, Watts GF, Parhofer KG, Hovingh GK, Kovanen PT, Boileau C, Averna M, Borén J, Bruckert E, Catapano AL, Kuivenhoven JA, Pajukanta P, Ray K, Stalenhoef AFH, Stroes E, Taskinen MR, Tybjærg-Hansen A. Familial hypercholesterolaemia is underdiagnosed and undertreated in the general population: guidance for clinicians to prevent coronary heart disease: consensus statement of the European Atherosclerosis Society. Eur Heart J 2013; 34:3478-90a. [PMID: 23956253 PMCID: PMC3844152 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1815] [Impact Index Per Article: 165.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Aims The first aim was to critically evaluate the extent to which familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is underdiagnosed and undertreated. The second aim was to provide guidance for screening and treatment of FH, in order to prevent coronary heart disease (CHD). Methods and results Of the theoretical estimated prevalence of 1/500 for heterozygous FH, <1% are diagnosed in most countries. Recently, direct screening in a Northern European general population diagnosed approximately 1/200 with heterozygous FH. All reported studies document failure to achieve recommended LDL cholesterol targets in a large proportion of individuals with FH, and up to 13-fold increased risk of CHD. Based on prevalences between 1/500 and 1/200, between 14 and 34 million individuals worldwide have FH. We recommend that children, adults, and families should be screened for FH if a person or family member presents with FH, a plasma cholesterol level in an adult ≥8 mmol/L(≥310 mg/dL) or a child ≥6 mmol/L(≥230 mg/dL), premature CHD, tendon xanthomas, or sudden premature cardiac death. In FH, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol targets are <3.5 mmol/L(<135 mg/dL) for children, <2.5 mmol/L(<100 mg/dL) for adults, and <1.8 mmol/L(<70 mg/dL) for adults with known CHD or diabetes. In addition to lifestyle and dietary counselling, treatment priorities are (i) in children, statins, ezetimibe, and bile acid binding resins, and (ii) in adults, maximal potent statin dose, ezetimibe, and bile acid binding resins. Lipoprotein apheresis can be offered in homozygotes and in treatment-resistant heterozygotes with CHD. Conclusion Owing to severe underdiagnosis and undertreatment of FH, there is an urgent worldwide need for diagnostic screening together with early and aggressive treatment of this extremely high-risk condition.
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- Børge G Nordestgaard
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Herlev Hospital, Copenhagen University Hospital, University of Copenhagen, DK-2730 Herlev, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Spectrum of mutations and phenotypic expression in patients with autosomal dominant hypercholesterolemia identified in Italy. Atherosclerosis 2013; 227:342-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2013.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2012] [Revised: 01/03/2013] [Accepted: 01/09/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Stef MA, Palacios L, Olano-Martín E, Foe-A-Man C, van de Kerkhof L, Klaaijsen LN, Molano A, Schuurman EJ, Tejedor D, Defesche JC. A DNA microarray for the detection of point mutations and copy number variation causing familial hypercholesterolemia in Europe. J Mol Diagn 2013; 15:362-72. [PMID: 23537714 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoldx.2013.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2012] [Revised: 12/18/2012] [Accepted: 01/04/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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To facilitate genetic cascade screening for familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) in Europe, two versions (7 and 9) of a DNA microarray were developed to detect the most frequent point mutations in the low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR), apolipoprotein B (APOB), and proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin 9 (PCSK9) genes. The design of these microarrays is based on LIPOchip, version 4, which detects 191 LDLR and APOB mutations identified in Spanish patients with FH. A major improvement of LIPOchip, versions 7 and 9, is the ability to detect copy number variation (deletions or duplications of entire exons) in LDLR, thus abolishing the need to perform multiplex ligase-dependent probe amplification in patients with FH. The aim of this study was to validate a tool capable of detecting point mutations and copy number variations simultaneously and to evaluate its use and the newly developed software for analysis in clinical practice by reanalysis of several patients with known mutations causing FH. With the help of these validations, several aspects were analyzed, improved, and implemented in a newer version, which was evaluated through an internal validation.
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Hovingh GK, Davidson MH, Kastelein JJ, O'Connor AM. Diagnosis and treatment of familial hypercholesterolaemia. Eur Heart J 2013; 34:962-71. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 196] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Pećin I, Whittall R, Futema M, Sertić J, Reiner Ž, Leigh SEA, Humphries SE. Mutation detection in Croatian patients with Familial Hypercholesterolemia. Ann Hum Genet 2012; 77:22-30. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1809.2012.00735.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2012] [Accepted: 08/25/2012] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- Ivan Pećin
- Department of Internal Medicine; University Hospital Center Zagreb; Croatia
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- Centre for Cardiovascular Genetics; British Heart Foundation Laboratories, The Rayne Building; Royal Free and University College London Medical School; London; WC1E 6JJ; UK
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- Centre for Cardiovascular Genetics; British Heart Foundation Laboratories, The Rayne Building; Royal Free and University College London Medical School; London; WC1E 6JJ; UK
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- Center for Clinical and Laboratory Diagnostics; University Hospital Center Zagreb; Croatia
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- Department of Internal Medicine; University Hospital Center Zagreb; Croatia
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- Centre for Cardiovascular Genetics; British Heart Foundation Laboratories, The Rayne Building; Royal Free and University College London Medical School; London; WC1E 6JJ; UK
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- Centre for Cardiovascular Genetics; British Heart Foundation Laboratories, The Rayne Building; Royal Free and University College London Medical School; London; WC1E 6JJ; UK
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Abstract
PURPOSE OF REVIEW Familial hypercholesterolemia is an underdiagnosed autosomal codominant genetic condition associated with significantly increased risk of early cardiovascular disease when untreated. Early diagnosis and treatment decrease the excess risk, and strategies for identification of affected individuals are being developed worldwide. This review will discuss, from a clinician's perspective, some of the issues involved in identifying people with familial hypercholesterolemia. RECENT FINDINGS Several sets of recommendations have been published outlining the strategies for identification of people with familial hypercholesterolemia in various countries and regions. These include Australasia, Europe, and the USA. SUMMARY Continuing efforts to find the best methods for identification of people with familial hypercholesterolemia are needed to ensure that this very treatable inherited condition is diagnosed early enough to prevent the development of atherosclerotic vascular disease.
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Affiliation(s)
- Annie Haase
- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Lipid Research, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA
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