Affiliation:
1. From the Lipid Metabolism Laboratory, Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston (F.K.W., C.L., K.L.T., J.M.O., E.J.S.), and the Framingham Heart Study, Framingham (P.W.F.W.), Mass.
Abstract
Abstract—Hypobetalipoproteinemia (HBLP) is characterized by plasma concentrations of apolipoprotein B (apoB) and low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) below the fifth percentile. Some forms of HBLP have been shown to be due to truncated forms of apoB-100. A total of 3873 subjects participating in the Framingham Offspring Study had LDL-C levels measured every 4 to 5 years throughout a 25-year period. Seventy-five subjects were identified with persistent HBLP, defined as an LDL-C <70 mg/dL on at least 2 observations, for a prevalence of 1.9% in this population. Compared with subjects with LDL- C ≥70 mg/dL, subjects with HBLP had significantly lower mean levels of total cholesterol, LDL-C, triglyceride, and apoB; higher levels of high density lipoprotein cholesterol; and a higher prevalence of the E2/E3 genotype: 38.7% versus 10.9% (P<0.001). Men with HBLP had a larger mean LDL particle size than did men with an LDL- C ≥70 mg/dL. One individual had a truncated apoB as a cause of HBLP, for a prevalence of 0.03%. Medical causes of HBLP included 2 cases of Crohn’s disease, 1 of hemochromatosis, and 1 of hepatitis. Three subjects with HBLP developed coronary heart disease, for an incidence of 4% compared with 5% in those with an LDL- C ≥70 mg/dL (P=NS). The incidence of cancer was 8% in those with HBLP compared with 4% in those with an LDL-C ≥70 mg/dL (P=0.21). In conclusion, a truncated apoB was a rare cause of HBLP, whereas the E2/E3 genotype was a much more common cause. A large prospective study is needed to evaluate the incidence of cancer and atherosclerosis in subjects with HBLP.
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Subject
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
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