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Genetic variant of the SREBF-1 gene is significantly related to cholesterol synthesis in man




TekijätLaaksonen R, Thelen KM, Paiva H, Matinheikki J, Vesalainen R, Janatuinen T, Knuuti J, Rontu R, von Bergmann K, Lutjohann D, Lehtimaki T

KustantajaELSEVIER IRELAND LTD

Julkaisuvuosi2006

JournalAtherosclerosis

Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimiATHEROSCLEROSIS

Lehden akronyymiATHEROSCLEROSIS

Vuosikerta185

Numero1

Aloitussivu206

Lopetussivu209

Sivujen määrä4

ISSN0021-9150

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2005.06.007


Tiivistelmä
Sterol regulatory element binding proteins-1 and -2 (SREBPs) are transcription factors controlling lipid homeostasis in human cells. The G-allele carriers of the SREBF-1 gene C-G polymorphism in exon 18c and coding for glycine at the protein level (G952G) have shown to associate more frequently with obesity and type 2 diabetes than the C-allele carriers. However, the C-allele has suggested to be linked to dyslipidemia. Thus, our aim was to study effect of the SREBF-1 gene polymorphism (G952G) on sterol metabolism in man.Ninety-five subjects with moderate hypercholesterolemia participated in this study and 14 homozygous CC carriers of the SREBF-1 (G952G) gene were found. Plasma lathosterol concentration and lathosterol-to-cholesterol ratio, markers of endogenous cholesterol synthesis, were significantly higher in CC homozygous subject compared to others. Similarly muscle cholesterol (p = 0.045) and lathosterol (p = 0.054) concentrations were elevated in the CC homozygotes supporting the view that endogenous cholesterol synthesis rate is SREBF-1 genotype-dependent. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.



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