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Cholesteryl ester transfer protein polymorphisms, statin use, and their impact on cholesterol levels and cardiovascular events

  • M. Leusink
  • , N. C. Onland-Moret
  • , F. W. Asselbergs
  • , B. Ding
  • , S. Kotti
  • , N. R. van Zuydam
  • , A. C. Papp
  • , N. Danchin
  • , L. Donnelly
  • , A. D. Morris
  • , D. I. Chasman
  • , P. A. F. M. Doevendans
  • , O. H. Klungel
  • , P. M. Ridker
  • , W. H. van Gilst
  • , T. Simon
  • , F. Nyberg
  • , C. N. A. Palmer
  • , W. Sadee
  • , P. van der Harst
  • P. I. W. de Bakker, A. de Boer, C. Verstuyft, A. H. Maitland-van der Zee (Lead / Corresponding author)

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    Abstract

    The association of nonfunctional variants of the cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) with efficacy of statins has been a subject of debate. We evaluated whether three functional CETP variants influence statin efficacy. The effect of CETP genotype on achieved levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDLc), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDLc), and total cholesterol during statin treatment was estimated by meta-analysis of the linear regression outcomes of three studies (11,021 individuals). The effect of these single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on statin response in protecting against myocardial infarction (MI) was estimated by meta-analysis of statin × SNP interaction terms from logistic regression in five studies (16,570 individuals). The enhancer SNP rs3764261 significantly increased HDLc by 0.02 mmol/l per T allele (P = 6 × 10) and reduced protection against MI by statins (interaction odds ratio (OR) = 1.19 per T allele; P = 0.04). Focusing on functional CETP variants, we showed that in carriers of the rs3764261 T variant, HDLc increased more during statin treatment, and protection against MI by statins appeared to be reduced as compared with those in noncarriers.Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics (2013); advance online publication 30 October 2013. doi:10.1038/clpt.2013.194.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)314-320
    Number of pages7
    JournalClinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics
    Volume95
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Mar 2014

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