Association of Triglyceride-Lowering LPL Variants and LDL-C-Lowering LDLR Variants with Risk of Coronary Heart Disease
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2019
Citazione:
Association of Triglyceride-Lowering LPL Variants and LDL-C-Lowering LDLR Variants with Risk of Coronary Heart Disease / B.A. Ference, J.J.P. Kastelein, K.K. Ray, H.N. Ginsberg, M.J. Chapman, C.J. Packard, U. Laufs, C. Oliver-Williams, A.M. Wood, A.S. Butterworth, E. Di Angelantonio, J. Danesh, S.J. Nicholls, D.L. Bhatt, M.S. Sabatine, A.L. Catapano. - In: JAMA. - ISSN 0098-7484. - 321:4(2019 Jan 29), pp. 364-373. [10.1001/jama.2018.20045]
Abstract:
Importance: Triglycerides and cholesterol are both carried in plasma by apolipoprotein B (ApoB)-containing lipoprotein particles. It is unknown whether lowering plasma triglyceride levels reduces the risk of cardiovascular events to the same extent as lowering low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels. Objective: To compare the association of triglyceride-lowering variants in the lipoprotein lipase (LPL) gene and LDL-C-lowering variants in the LDL receptor gene (LDLR) with the risk of cardiovascular disease per unit change in ApoB. Design, Setting, and Participants: Mendelian randomization analyses evaluating the associations of genetic scores composed of triglyceride-lowering variants in the LPL gene and LDL-C-lowering variants in the LDLR gene, respectively, with the risk of cardiovascular events among participants enrolled in 63 cohort or case-control studies conducted in North America or Europe between 1948 and 2017. Exposures: Differences in plasma triglyceride, LDL-C, and ApoB levels associated with the LPL and LDLR genetic scores. Main Outcomes and Measures: Odds ratio (OR) for coronary heart disease (CHD) - defined as coronary death, myocardial infarction, or coronary revascularization - per 10-mg/dL lower concentration of ApoB-containing lipoproteins. Results: A total of 654783 participants, including 91129 cases of CHD, were included (mean age, 62.7 years; 51.4% women). For each 10-mg/dL lower level of ApoB-containing lipoproteins, the LPL score was associated with 69.9-mg/dL (95% CI, 68.1-71.6; P = 7.1 × 10-1363) lower triglyceride levels and 0.7-mg/dL (95% CI, 0.03-1.4; P =.04) higher LDL-C levels; while the LDLR score was associated with 14.2-mg/dL (95% CI, 13.6-14.8; P = 1.4 × 10-465) lower LDL-C and 1.9-mg/dL (95% CI, 0.1-3.9; P =.04) lower triglyceride levels. Despite these differences in associated lipid levels, the LPL and LDLR scores were associated with similar lower risk of CHD per 10-mg/dL lower level of ApoB-containing lipoproteins (OR, 0.771 [95% CI, 0.741-0.802], P = 3.9 × 10-38 and OR, 0.773 [95% CI, 0.747-0.801], P = 1.1 × 10-46, respectively). In multivariable mendelian randomization analyses, the associations between triglyceride and LDL-C levels with the risk of CHD became null after adjusting for differences in ApoB (triglycerides: OR, 1.014 [95% CI, 0.965-1.065], P =.19; LDL-C: OR, 1.010 [95% CI, 0.967-1.055], P =.19; ApoB: OR, 0.761 [95% CI, 0.723-0.798], P = 7.51 × 10-20). Conclusions and Relevance: Triglyceride-lowering LPL variants and LDL-C-lowering LDLR variants were associated with similar lower risk of CHD per unit difference in ApoB. Therefore, the clinical benefit of lowering triglyceride and LDL-C levels may be proportional to the absolute change in ApoB.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Medicine (all)
Elenco autori:
B.A. Ference, J.J.P. Kastelein, K.K. Ray, H.N. Ginsberg, M.J. Chapman, C.J. Packard, U. Laufs, C. Oliver-Williams, A.M. Wood, A.S. Butterworth, E. Di Angelantonio, J. Danesh, S.J. Nicholls, D.L. Bhatt, M.S. Sabatine, A.L. Catapano
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