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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-10-24
pubmed:abstractText
To elucidate the association of lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) with diabetic retinopathy (DR), we studied the serum Lp(a) concentrations (n = 412), apolipoprotein(a) (apo(a)) phenotypes expressed by the number of kringle 4 (K4) repeats (n = 150), apo(a) gene genotypes (n = 161) of type 2 diabetes with or without DR. The 5'-untranslated region of apo(a) gene was classified into seven haplotypes (A to G) and 18 genotypes by PCR-RFLP at three distinct sites. The serum Lp(a) concentrations were significantly higher in diabetic patients than in normal controls. Furthermore, the patients with DR, especially proliferative retinopathy showed higher serum Lp(a) concentrations than those without DR. Although a negative correlation was found between the serum Lp(a) concentrations and the number of K4 repeats in total diabetic patients, no difference was seen in the distribution of the number of K4 repeats between those with and without DR. In the same apo(a) phenotypes, the patients with DR had higher Lp(a) concentrations than those without DR. Among the genotypes, type CC showed significantly higher serum Lp(a) concentrations than the other genotypes. However, there was no difference in the ratios of the type CC between the patients with and without DR. In conclusion, other factors than phenotypes and genotypes in the 5'-untranslated region of apo(a) may be responsible for the elevation of serum Lp(a) in diabetic patients with retinopathy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0947-7349
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
110
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
319-24
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12397529-5' Untranslated Regions, pubmed-meshheading:12397529-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:12397529-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:12397529-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:12397529-Apolipoproteins, pubmed-meshheading:12397529-Apoprotein(a), pubmed-meshheading:12397529-Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, pubmed-meshheading:12397529-Diabetic Retinopathy, pubmed-meshheading:12397529-Female, pubmed-meshheading:12397529-Genotype, pubmed-meshheading:12397529-Heterozygote, pubmed-meshheading:12397529-Homozygote, pubmed-meshheading:12397529-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:12397529-Japan, pubmed-meshheading:12397529-Lipoprotein(a), pubmed-meshheading:12397529-Male, pubmed-meshheading:12397529-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:12397529-Phenotype, pubmed-meshheading:12397529-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:12397529-Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length, pubmed-meshheading:12397529-Reagent Kits, Diagnostic, pubmed-meshheading:12397529-Reference Values
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Analyses of serum lipoprotein(a) and the relation to phenotypes and genotypes of apolipoprotein(a) in type 2 diabetic patients with retinopathy.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Fukuoka University School of Medicine.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study