Apolipoprotein-b gen and its role in formation of essential hypertension

Abstract

For two groups of Russian teenagers the proportion of deletion (Del) allele of the apolipoprotein-B gene polymorphism (ApoB, Ins/Del, rs17240441) was studied. One group of 70 teenagers with essential hypertension, and the comparison group - 73 healthy teenagers. In both groups, the most common genotype was heterozygous genotype Ins/Del, in the group with essential hypertension it was 67,1 %, in the control group - 52,1 %. The frequency of Del allele in the group with essential hypertension was 47,9 %, which was significantly higher than in the comparison group - 30,1 % (p = 0,003). Thus, the high frequency of deletion allele in the studied group with hypertension indicates an increased risk of cardiovascular disease in this group in the future and has prognostic significance.

Keywords

• apolipoprotein-b
• genotype
• the russians
• lipids
• teenagers