CETP, LIPC, and SCARB1 variants in individuals with extremely high high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol levels.

ABSTRACT: The concentration of high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C) in humans is partially determined by genetic factors; however, the role of these factors is incompletely understood. The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence and characteristics of CETP, LIPC, and SCARB1 variants in Korean individuals with extremely high HDL-C levels. We also analysed associations between these variants and cholesterol efflux capacity (CEC), reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) expression. Of 13,545 participants in the cardiovascular genome cohort, 42 subjects with HDL-C levels >100 mg/dL were analysed. The three target genes were sequenced by targeted next-generation sequencing, the functional effects of detected variants were predicted, and CEC

SUBMITTER: Lee CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6662756 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature