Publications<< Back

De Castro-Orós I, Pérez-López J, Mateo-Gallego R, Rebollar S, Ledesma M, León M, Cofán M, Casasnovas JA, Ros E, Rodríguez-Rey JC, Civeira F, Pocoví M

A genetic variant in the LDLR promoter is responsible for part of the LDL-cholesterol variability in primary hypercholesterolemia.

BMC Med Genomics. 2014;7:17, PMID: 24708769

GWAS have consistently revealed that LDLR locus variability influences LDL-cholesterol in general population. Severe LDLR mutations are responsible for familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). However, most primary hypercholesterolemias are polygenic diseases. Although Cis-regulatory regions might be the cause of LDL-cholesterol variability; an extensive analysis of the LDLR distal promoter has not yet been performed. We hypothesized that genetic variants in this region are responsible for the LDLR association with LDL-cholesterol found in GWAS.

GENETICS & HEREDITY