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Genetically elevated high-density lipoprotein cholesterol through the cholesteryl ester transfer protein gene does not associate with risk of Alzheimer's disease.

TitleGenetically elevated high-density lipoprotein cholesterol through the cholesteryl ester transfer protein gene does not associate with risk of Alzheimer's disease.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2018
AuthorsPeloso, GM, van der Lee, SJ, DeStefano, AL, Seshardi, S
Corporate/Institutional AuthorsInternational Genomics of Alzheimer's Project (IGAP)
JournalAlzheimers Dement (Amst)
Volume10
Pagination595-598
Date Published2018
ISSN2352-8729
Abstract<p><b>Introduction: </b>There is conflicting evidence whether high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) is a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD) and dementia. Genetic variation in the cholesteryl ester transfer protein () locus is associated with altered HDL-C. We aimed to assess AD risk by genetically predicted HDL-C.</p><p><b>Methods: </b>Ten single nucleotide polymorphisms within the locus predicting HDL-C were applied to the International Genomics of Alzheimer's Project (IGAP) exome chip stage 1 results in up 16,097 late onset AD cases and 18,077 cognitively normal elderly controls. We performed instrumental variables analysis using inverse variance weighting, weighted median, and MR-Egger.</p><p><b>Results: </b>Based on 10 single nucleotide polymorphisms distinctly predicting HDL-C in the locus, we found that HDL-C was not associated with risk of AD ( > .7).</p><p><b>Discussion: </b>Our study does not support the role of HDL-C on risk of AD through HDL-C altered by . This study does not rule out other mechanisms by which HDL-C affects risk of AD.</p>
DOI10.1016/j.dadm.2018.08.008
Alternate JournalAlzheimers Dement (Amst)
PubMed ID30422133
PubMed Central IDPMC6215982
Grant ListP30 AG053760 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
R01 AG058501 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
P01 AG003991 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
P50 AG005681 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
P01 AG026276 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
ePub date: 
18/09