Association of <it>LIPC </it>-250G>A polymorphism and several environmental factors with serum lipid levels in the Guangxi Bai Ku Yao and Han populations

• Main Authors: Weixiong Lin, Lin Zhang, Wanying Liu, Kela Li, Xingjiang Long, Yiyang Li, Ruixing Yin, Meng Li, Dezhai Yang, Shangling Pan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2010-03-01
• Series: Lipids in Health and Disease
• Online Access: http://www.lipidworld.com/content/9/1/28

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The association between -250G>A polymorphism in the promoter region of the hepatic lipase gene (<it>LIPC</it>) and plasma high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) concentration is contradictory in diverse ethnics. Bai Ku Yao is an isolated subgroup of the Yao minority in China. This study was designed to detect the association of <it>LIPC </it>-250G>A (rs2070895) polymorphism and several environmental factors with serum lipid levels in the Guangxi Bai Ku Yao and Han populations.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>A total of 778 subjects of Bai Ku Yao and 648 participants of Han Chinese aged 15-80 were randomly selected from our previous stratified randomized cluster samples. Genotyping of the <it>LIPC </it>-250G>A was performed by polymerse chain reaction and restriction fragment length polymorphism combined with gel electrophoresis, and then confirmed by direct sequencing.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>The levels of serum total cholesterol (TC), HDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and apolipoprotein (Apo) AI were lower in Bai Ku Yao than in Han (<it>P </it>< 0.01 for all). The frequencies of GG, GA and AA genotypes were 50.0%, 43.3% and 6.7% in Bai Ku Yao, and 35.7%, 50.6% and 13.7% in Han (<it>P </it>< 0.01); respectively. The frequencies of G and A alleles were 71.7% and 28.3% in Bai Ku Yao, and 61.0% and 39.0% in Han (<it>P </it>< 0.01). The levels of HDL-C and the ratio of ApoAI to ApoB in Bai Ku Yao were lower in GG genotype than in GA or AA genotype (<it>P </it>< 0.05-0.01). The levels of TC, HDL-C, LDL-C and ApoB in Han were lower in GG genotype than in GA or AA genotype (<it>P </it>< 0.05-0.01). The levels of HDL-C and the ratio of ApoAI to ApoB in Bai Ku Yao, and the levels of HDL-C, LDL-C and ApoB in Han were correlated with genotype and/or allele (<it>P </it>< 0.05 for all). Serum lipid parameters were also correlated with age, sex, alcohol consumption, cigarette smoking, blood pressure, body weight, and body mass index in both ethnic groups.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>The differences in the serum lipid profiles between the two ethnic groups might partly result from different genotypic frequency of <it>LIPC </it>-250G>A or different <it>LIPC</it>-enviromental interactions.</p>