Genetically Confirmed Familial Hypercholesterolemia in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome
BACKGROUND: Genetic screening programs in unselected individuals with increased levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) have shown modest results in identifying individuals with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). OBJECTIVES: This study assessed the prevalence of genetically confirmed FH in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and compared the diagnostic performance of FH clinical criteria versus FH genetic testing. METHODS: Genetic study of 7 genes (LDLR, APOB, PCSK9, APOE, STAP1, LDLRAP1, and LIPA) associated with FH and 12 common alleles associated with polygenic hyperc... Mehr ...
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| Dokumenttyp: | journal article |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 2017 |
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Elsevier
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| Schlagwörter: | Dutch Lipid Clinic / Simon Broome criteria / Cholesterol / Genetics / Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol / Adaptor Proteins / Signal Transducing / Apolipoprotein B-100 / Apolipoproteins E / LDL / Comorbidity / Female / Genetic Testing / Humans / Hypolipidemic Agents / Male / Middle Aged / Multifactorial Inheritance / Patient Selection / Prevalence / Prognosis / Proprotein Convertase 9 / Receptors / Reproducibility of Results / Risk Assessment / Risk Factors / Spain / Sterol Esterase / Acute Coronary Syndrome / Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28993764 |
| Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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| Link(s) : | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/7983 |
BACKGROUND: Genetic screening programs in unselected individuals with increased levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) have shown modest results in identifying individuals with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). OBJECTIVES: This study assessed the prevalence of genetically confirmed FH in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and compared the diagnostic performance of FH clinical criteria versus FH genetic testing. METHODS: Genetic study of 7 genes (LDLR, APOB, PCSK9, APOE, STAP1, LDLRAP1, and LIPA) associated with FH and 12 common alleles associated with polygenic hypercholesterolemia was performed in 103 patients with ACS, age ≤65 years, and LDL-C levels ≥160 mg/dl. Dutch Lipid Clinic (DLC) and Simon Broome (SB) FH clinical criteria were also applied. RESULTS: The prevalence of genetically confirmed FH was 8.7% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 4.3% to 16.4%; n = 9); 29% (95% CI: 18.5% to 42.1%; n = 18) of patients without FH variants had a score highly suggestive of polygenic hypercholesterolemia. The prevalence of probable to definite FH according to DLC criteria was 27.2% (95% CI: 19.1% to 37.0%; n = 28), whereas SB criteria identified 27.2% of patients (95% CI: 19.1% to 37.0%; n = 28) with possible to definite FH. DLC and SB algorithms failed to diagnose 4 (44%) and 3 (33%) patients with genetically confirmed FH, respectively. Cascade genetic testing in first-degree relatives identified 6 additional individuals with FH. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of genetically confirmed FH in patients with ACS age ≤65 years and with LDL-C levels ≥160 mg/dl is high (approximately 9%). FH clinical algorithms do not accurately classify patients with FH. Genetic testing should be advocated in young patients with ACS and high LDL-C levels to allow prompt identification of patients with FH and relatives at risk. ; This research was supported in part by the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (grants RD012/0042/0066 and CB16/11/00432), Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (grant SAF2015-71863-REDT), and ...