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Human apolipoprotein (apo) A-IV is genetically polymorphic, the apo A-IV polymorphism being controlled by two common alleles, A-IV1 and A-IV2. We have developed a method for typing the apo A-IV polymorphism by Western blotting using polyclonal rabbit antiapo A-IV as the first and gold-labeled antirabbit IgG as the second antibody. Apolipoprotein phenotypes were determined in plasma samples from 473 tiroleans. The frequencies of the apo A-IV alleles in this sample were f(A-IV1)=0.919, f(A-IV2)=0.077, and f(A-IV3)=0.004. Although average triglyceride levels were lower in apo A-IV 2-1 heterozygotes, average total serum cholesterol and triglyceride levels were not significantly different among apo A-IV types. High density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol was significantly increased in individuals with the A-IV 2-1 phenotype. We estimate that genetic variation at the apo A-IV gene locus accounts for 11% of the total variability in HDL-cholesterol levels in Tiroleans. The effects of the apo A-IV polymorphism described here are consistant with, and may serve to enrich, our limited knowledge of the role of apo A-IV in lipid metabolism.
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Menzel, HJ., Boerwinkle, E., Schrangl-Will, S. et al. Human apolipoprotein A-IV polymorphism: frequency and effect on lipid and lipoprotein levels. Hum Genet 79, 368–372 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00282179
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