Normal allele: AA
Apolipoprotein A5 polymorphisms increase 1.4-fold the risk of early heart attack.
Polymorphism rs662799 is related to topics like this:
Research and publications:
17903299 A genome-wide association study for blood lipid phenotypes in the Framingham Heart Study
18078817 Multiple genetic determinants of plasma lipid levels in Caribbean Hispanics.
18196181 Correction of population stratification in large multi-ethnic association studies
18596051 Polygenic determinants of severe hypertriglyceridemia.
19299407 Replication of genetic associations with plasma lipoprotein traits in a multiethnic sample
19787382 Introduction to the DISRUPT postprandial database: subjects, studies and methodologies
19910639 Genetic association and interaction analysis of USF1 and APOA5 on lipid levels and atherosclerosis.
20054229 Gene-gene interaction between APOA5 and USF1: two candidate genes for the metabolic syndrome.
20154611 Adaptive genetic variation and heart disease risk.
20406163 Fenofibrate and metabolic syndrome.
20452521 Triglyceride-mediated pathways and coronary disease: collaborative analysis of 101 studies.
20570915 Genetic determinants of major blood lipids in Pakistanis compared with Europeans.
20674306 The APOA1/C3/A4/A5 cluster and markers of allostatic load in the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study.
21130994 Strong association of the APOA5-1131T>C gene variant and early-onset acute myocardial infarction.
21527746 Triglycerides and heart disease: still a hypothesis?
21854571 Apolipoprotein A1/C3/A5 haplotypes and serum lipid levels.
21860704 Implications of discoveries from genome-wide association studies in current cardiovascular practice.
22425169 Vitamin D dependent effects of APOA5 polymorphisms on HDL cholesterol.
22553514 Single nucleotide polymorphisms of metabolic syndrome-related genes in primary open angle glaucoma.
22576629 Synergistic effects of genetic variants of APOA5 and BTN2A1 on dyslipidemia or metabolic syndrome.
23150898 Evaluation of seven common lipid associated loci in a large Indian sib pair study.
23236364 Gene-centric meta-analysis of lipid traits in African, East Asian and Hispanic populations.
24886709 Amerindian-specific regions under positive selection harbour new lipid variants in Latinos.
24887437 Insulin resistance: regression and clustering.
24918908 Genomic and metabolomic profile associated to microalbuminuria.
24991929 Association of common genetic variants with lipid traits in the Indian population.
25313938 Influences of APOA5 variants on plasma triglyceride levels in Uyghur population.
25685286 Adiponectin: Probe of the molecular paradigm associating diabetes and obesity.
26446360 Mendelian randomization studies of biomarkers and type 2 diabetes.
26679785 Apolipoprotein A-V gene therapy for disease prevention / treatment: a critical analysis.
26971241 Influence of Genetic Risk Factors on Coronary Heart Disease Occurrence in Afro-Caribbeans.
26981194 Complexity of vitamin E metabolism.
27245511 Effect of dietary energy and polymorphisms in BRAP and GHRL on obesity and metabolic traits.
27342221 Selecting instruments for Mendelian randomization in the wake of genome-wide association studies.