Objective To examine the relationship of single-nucleotide polymorphisms(SNPs)in candidate genes with the lipid responses to simvastatin.Methods Chinese patients were treated with simvastatin 40 mg daily for at least ...Objective To examine the relationship of single-nucleotide polymorphisms(SNPs)in candidate genes with the lipid responses to simvastatin.Methods Chinese patients were treated with simvastatin 40 mg daily for at least 6 weeks.20 SNPs in 11 genes were genotyped.Results 95 patients age(mean±SD)57.5±10.6 years completed the treatment.The Adiponectin 45T>G polymorphism was significantly related to absolute reductions in total cholesterol(TC)and LDL-cholesterol with a trend(P=0.053)for percentage reductions in TC(TT∶TG∶GG=-38.4%∶-35.6%∶-32.6%).Similar findings were seen with LDL-Receptor(LDLR)SNPs(2052T>C and 1866C>T)with absolute reductions in TC and LDL-cholesterol significantly associated.The Breast Cancer Resistance Protein(ABCG2)421C>A polymorphism was related(P<0.05)to HDL-cholesterol response(CC∶CA∶AA=+0.50%∶-5.73%∶-11.41%).Conclusions Adiponectin,LDLR and ABCG2 SNPs had some influence on the lipid responses to simvastatin.展开更多
文摘Objective To examine the relationship of single-nucleotide polymorphisms(SNPs)in candidate genes with the lipid responses to simvastatin.Methods Chinese patients were treated with simvastatin 40 mg daily for at least 6 weeks.20 SNPs in 11 genes were genotyped.Results 95 patients age(mean±SD)57.5±10.6 years completed the treatment.The Adiponectin 45T>G polymorphism was significantly related to absolute reductions in total cholesterol(TC)and LDL-cholesterol with a trend(P=0.053)for percentage reductions in TC(TT∶TG∶GG=-38.4%∶-35.6%∶-32.6%).Similar findings were seen with LDL-Receptor(LDLR)SNPs(2052T>C and 1866C>T)with absolute reductions in TC and LDL-cholesterol significantly associated.The Breast Cancer Resistance Protein(ABCG2)421C>A polymorphism was related(P<0.05)to HDL-cholesterol response(CC∶CA∶AA=+0.50%∶-5.73%∶-11.41%).Conclusions Adiponectin,LDLR and ABCG2 SNPs had some influence on the lipid responses to simvastatin.
