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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 Pa 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 Iw 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
Pages (from-to)583-91
Number of pages9
JournalPharmacogenomics
Volume17
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2016

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