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Genetic Determinants of Atherogenic Indexes

Version 1 : Received: 6 April 2023 / Approved: 7 April 2023 / Online: 7 April 2023 (05:24:09 CEST)

How to cite: Texis, T.; Rivera-Mancia, S.; Colin-Ramirez, E.; Cartas-Rosado, R.; Koepsell, D.; Rubio-Carrasco, K.; Rodriguez-Dorantes, M.; Gonzalez-Covarrubias, V. Genetic Determinants of Atherogenic Indexes. Preprints 2023, 2023040114. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202304.0114.v1 Texis, T.; Rivera-Mancia, S.; Colin-Ramirez, E.; Cartas-Rosado, R.; Koepsell, D.; Rubio-Carrasco, K.; Rodriguez-Dorantes, M.; Gonzalez-Covarrubias, V. Genetic Determinants of Atherogenic Indexes. Preprints 2023, 2023040114. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202304.0114.v1

Abstract

Atherogenesis and dyslipidemia increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, which is the leading cause of death in developed countries. While blood lipid levels have been studied as disease predictors, their accuracy in predicting cardiovascular risk is limited due to its high interindividual and interpopulation variability. The lipid ratios: atherogenic index of plasma (AIP=log TG/HDL-C) and the Castelli risk index 2 (CI2=LDL-C/HDL-C) have been proposed as better predictors of cardiovascular risk, but the genetic variability associated to these ratios has not been investigated. This study aimed to identify genetic associations with these indexes. The study population (n=426) included males (40%) and females (60%) aged 18-52 years (mean 39 years), the Infinium GSA array was used for genotyping. Regression models were developed using R and PLINK. AIP was associated with variation on APOC3, KCND3, CYBA, CCDC141/TTN, and ARRB1 (p-value < 2.1E-6) the three former previously associated to blood lipids, while CI2 was associated with variants on DIPK2B, LIPC, and 10q21.3 rs11251177 (p-value 1.1E-7) the latter previously linked to coronary atherosclerosis and hypertension. KCND3 rs6703437 was associated with both indexes. This study is the first to characterize the potential link between genetic variation and atherogenic indexes, AIP and CI2, highlighting the relation between genetic variation and dyslipidemia predictors. These results also contribute to consolidating the genetics of blood lipid and lipid indexes.

Keywords

Dyslipidemia; atherogenic indexes; genetic associations

Subject

Medicine and Pharmacology, Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems

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