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Journal of Lipid Research, Vol. 42, 631-638, April 2001
Copyright © 2001 by Lipid Research, Inc.

Original Article

Evaluation of Lp[a] and other independent risk factors for CHD in Asian Indians and their USA counterparts

Correspondence to: Joel D. Morrisett, at Baylor College of Medicine, Brown-Fondren Building, A601, 6565 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030-2707., morriset{at}bcm.tmc.edu (E-mail)

Conventional risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD) do not completely account for the observed increase in premature CHD in people from the Indian subcontinent or for Asian Indians who have immigrated to the USA. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of immigration to the USA on plasma levels of lipoprotein [a] (Lp[a]) and other independent risk factors for CHD in Asian Indians. Three subject groups were studied: group 1, 57 subjects living in India and diagnosed with CHD (CHD patients); group 2, 46 subjects living in India and showing no symptoms of CHD (control subjects); group 3, 206 Asian Indians living in the USA. Fasting blood samples were drawn to determine plasma levels of triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (TC), low density lipoprotein [LDL cholesterol (LDL-Chol)], high density lipoprotein [HDL cholesterol (HDL-Chol)], apolipoprotein B-100 (apoB-100), and Lp[a]. Apolipoprotein [a] (apo[a]) size polymorphism was determined by immunoblotting. Plasma TG, apoB-100, and Lp[a] concentrations were higher in CHD patients than in control and USA groups. CHD patients had higher levels of TC and LDL-Chol and lower HDL-Chol than control subjects. However, the USA population had higher levels of TC, LDL-Chol, and apoB-100 and lower HDL-Chol than control subjects. Plasma Lp[a] levels were inversely correlated with the relative molecular weight of the more abundant of each subject's two apo[a] isoforms (MAI), and CHD patients showed higher frequencies of lower relative molecular weights among MAI. Our observed changes in lipid profiles suggest that immigrating to the USA may place Asian Indians at increased risk for CHD.

This study suggests that elevated plasma Lp[a] confers genetic predisposition to CHD in Asian Indians, and nutritional and environmental factors further increase the risk of CHD. This is the first report implicating MAI size as a predictor for development of premature CHD in Asian Indians. Including plasma Lp[a] concentration and apo[a] phenotype in screening procedures may permit early detection and preventive treatment of CHD in this population. — Hoogeveen, R. C., J. K. Gambhir, D. S. Gambhir, K. T. Kimball, K. Ghazzaly, J. W. Gaubatz, M. Vaduganathan, R. S. Rao, M. Koschinsky, and J. D. Morrisett. Evaluation of Lp[a] and other independent risk factors for CHD in Asian Indians and their USA counterparts. J. Lipid Res. 2001. 42: 631;–638.

Supplementary key words: polymorphism, phenotyping, coronary heart disease, Asian Indians

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