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A genetic risk score is associated with statin-induced low-density lipoprotein cholesterol lowering

  • Maarten Leusink
  • , Anke H. Maitland-Van Der Zee
  • , Bo Ding
  • , Fotios Drenos
  • , Erik P A Van Iperen
  • , Helen R. Warren
  • , Mark J. Caulfield
  • , L. Adrienne Cupples
  • , Mary Cushman
  • , Aroon D. Hingorani
  • , Ron C. Hoogeveen
  • , G. Kees Hovingh
  • , Meena Kumari
  • , Leslie A. Lange
  • , Patricia B. Munroe
  • , Fredrik Nyberg
  • , Pamela J. Schreiner
  • , Suthesh Sivapalaratnam
  • , Paul I W De Bakker
  • , Anthonius De Boer
  • Brendan J. Keating, Folkert W. Asselbergs, N. Charlotte Onland-Moret

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Abstract

Aim: To find new genetic loci associated with statin response, and to investigate the association of a genetic risk score (GRS) with this outcome. Patients & methods: In a discovery meta-analysis (five studies, 1991 individuals), we investigated the effects of approximately 50000 single nucleotide polymorphisms on statin response, following up associations with p < 1 × 10-4 (three independent studies, 5314 individuals). We further assessed the effect of a GRS based on SNPs in ABCG2, LPA and APOE. Results: No new SNPs were found associated with statin response. The GRS was associated with reduced statin response: 0.0394 mmol/l per allele (95% CI: 0.0171-0.0617, p = 5.37 × 10-4). Conclusion: The GRS was associated with statin response, but the small effect size (∼2% of the average low-density lipoprotein cholesterol reduction) limits applicability.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)583-591
Number of pages9
JournalPharmacogenomics
Volume17
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2016

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© Future Medicine Ltd 2016.

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Keywords

  • pharmacogenetics cholesterol
  • risk score
  • statin therapy

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