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ABSTRACT: Objective
To assess the distribution of PCSK9 E670G genetic polymorphism and PCSK9 levels in patients with Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) and Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HeFH), based on the presence of type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM).Methods
The study included 201 patients with chronic CAD, including those with HeFH (n=57, group I) and without it (n=144, group II). DLCN was used to diagnose HeFH. The PCSK9 E670G (rs505151) polymorphism was genetically typed using the PCR-RFLP procedure. In both the patient and control groups, the genotype frequency matched the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium distribution (P>0.05).Results
There were twice more G alleles in group I (13, 11.4%) than in group II (17, 6.0%), and thrice more (1, 3.0%) than in the healthy control group; nevertheless, these differences weren't statistically significant. Simultaneously, PCSK9 levels were higher in HeFH patients (P<0.05) compared to non-HeFH patients not taking statins (n=63). T2DM was equally represented in groups I and II (31.6% vs. 33.3%). But carriers of AG+GG genotypes in group I had a higher chance of having a history of T2DM (RR 4.18; 95%CI 2.19-8.0; P<0.001), myocardial infarction (RR 1.79; 95%CI 1.18-2.73; P<0.05), and revascularization (RR 12.6; 95%CI 4.06-38.8; P<0.01), than AA carriers. T2DM was also more common among G allele carriers (RR 1.85; 95% CI 1.11-3.06; P<0.05) in patients with non-HeFH.Conclusion
T2DM in patients with CAD, both with HeFH and non-HeFH, in the Uzbek population was significantly more often associated with the presence of the "gain-of-function" G allele of the PCSK9 E670G genetic polymorphism.
SUBMITTER: Alieva R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10646404 | biostudies-literature | 2023
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Alieva Rano R Shek Aleksandr A Abdullaev Alisher A Fozilov Khurshid K Khoshimov Shovkat S Abdullaeva Guzal G Zakirova Dariya D Kurbanova Rano R Kan Lilia L Kim Andrey A
Frontiers in clinical diabetes and healthcare 20231101
<h4>Objective</h4>To assess the distribution of PCSK9 E670G genetic polymorphism and PCSK9 levels in patients with Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) and Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HeFH), based on the presence of type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM).<h4>Methods</h4>The study included 201 patients with chronic CAD, including those with HeFH (n=57, group I) and without it (n=144, group II). DLCN was used to diagnose HeFH. The PCSK9 E670G (rs505151) polymorphism was genetically typed using t ...[more]