Journal of clinical lipidology最新文献

Background: Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a monogenic disorder that causes high levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. Cascade testing, where relatives of known individuals with FH ('index') are genetically tested, is effective and cost-effective, but implementation in the UK varies.

Objective: This study aims to provide evidence on current UK FH cascade yields and to identify common obstacles cascade services face and individual- and service-level predictors of success.

Methods: Electronic health records from 875 index families and 5,958 linked relatives in the UK's Welsh and Wessex FH services (2019) were used to explore causes for non-testing and to estimate testing rates, detection yields, and how relative characteristics and contact methods relate to the probability of relatives being tested (using logistic regression).

Results: In Wales (Wessex), families included 7.35 (7.01) members on average, with 2.41 (1.66) relatives tested and 1.35 (0.96) diagnosed with FH per index. Cascade testing is limited by individualized circumstances (too young, not at-risk, etc.) and FH services' reach, with approximately one in four relatives out-of-area. In Wales, first-degree relatives (odds ratio (OR): 1.55 [95% confidence interval (CI): 1.28, 1.88]) and directly contacted relatives (OR: 2.11 [CI: 1.66, 2.69]) were more likely to be tested. In Wales and Wessex, women were more likely to be tested than men (ORs: 1.53 [CI: 1.28, 1.85] and 1.74 [CI: 1.32, 2.27]).

Conclusion: In Wales and Wessex less than a third of relatives of an index are tested for FH. Improvements are likely possible by integrating geographically dispersed families into cascade testing, services directly contacting relatives where possible, and finding new ways to encourage participation, particularly amongst men.

Background and aims: The monocyte/lymphocyte ratio (MLR), an inflammatory marker, has an unclear relationship with the risk of residual inflammation in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) below 1.4 mmol/L. This study aimed to assess the association between the MLR and cardiovascular and all-cause mortalities in these patients.

Methods: A total of 2747 patients diagnosed with CAD via coronary angiography (CAG) and presenting with LDL-C levels < 1.4 mmol/L were enrolled in this observational study conducted from January 2007 to December 2020. Patients were categorized into four groups based on the MLR quartiles. We used Kaplan-Meier analysis and Cox regression models to evaluate the relationship between baseline MLR and cardiovascular and all-cause mortalities.

Results: Among the 2747 participants followed up for a median duration of 6 years, there were 184 cardiovascular and 462 all-cause deaths. Elevated MLR levels were found to be associated with an increased risk of both cardiovascular and all-cause mortalities according to the Kaplan-Meier analysis. Multivariate Cox regression analysis demonstrated a significant association between higher MLR and an elevated risk of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality. Compared to the older group, with an increase in MLR levels, the younger group showed a higher hazard ratio for cardiovascular death. Similar results were obtained in the single-vessel disease group.

Conclusions: In patients with CAD and LDL-C levels < 1.4 mmol/L, MLR can serve as a risk factor for both cardiovascular and all-cause mortalities owing to the risk of residual inflammation.

Aim: The aim of this study was to examine the clinical, laboratory and demographic characteristics of patients diagnosed with cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX).

Materials and methods: This study included 11 patients followed up in the Pediatric Metabolism Polyclinic for a diagnosis of CTX. The diagnosis of CTX was made from high blood cholestanol level and CYP27A1 gene analysis. All the cases diagnosed with CTX for whom clinical and laboratory findings were evaluated were included in the study.

Results: Evaluation was made of 11 patients from five different families. The diagnosis was established 25 years after symptoms first appeared. The diagnosis was made because of bilateral cataracts in two patients, tendon xanthomas in two, and as a result of family screening in seven. Tendon xanthomas were present in 36.3% of the patients, and there was a history of cataract in 54.5%. In the current study, mental retardation was determined in 72% of the patients, psychiatric findings in 36%, epilepsy in 36%, pyramidal-extrapyramidal findings in 45%, and postural tremor in 54%. In addition, neuropsychiatric symptoms were seen at different rates in patients with different gene alleles. No tendon xanthomas were determined in the cases with c.1263 + 4A>T and c.808C>T mutations. Cataract was determined in all the cases with homozygote c.1263 + 4A>T mutation.

Conclusion: In this study, it was determined that the cases were diagnosed late despite the onset of symptoms providing clues for diagnosis at an early age. It was determined that the delay in diagnosis was 25 years.

Background: The present study was performed to determine the association between changes in the high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) concentration and incident cardiovascular disease (CVD).

Methods: Time-dependent Cox regression models were used to evaluate the association between changes in the HDL-C concentration and the risk of incident CVD. Participants were followed up from 2015 to 2021.

Results: In total, 24,123 participants with a median follow-up of 4.26 years were analyzed, and the mean age of the cohort was 56.24 years, 57.8% were female, 24.3% were current smokers, and 12.8% had a history of alcohol use. Low, normal, and high HDL-C was defined as < 40, 40-80, and > 80 mg/dL, respectively. The average time for the two HDL-C measurements was 2.8 years. Compared with participants whose HDL-C was maintained at a normal level, the risk of CVD was higher in those whose HDL-C changed to a low level, remained unchanged at a low level (HR, 1.24; 95% CI, 1.01-1.40, P < 0.001), similarly, the risk of CVD was higher in those whose HDL-C changed from very high level to normal level (HR, 0.81; 95% CI, 0.67-0.99, P = 0.039). Also compared with participants whose HDL-C was maintained at a normal level, the risk of CVD was lower in those whose HDL-C increased from low to normal and high (HR, 0.80; 95% CI, 0.66-0.98, P = 0.029).

Conclusions: Participants whose HDL-C changed to a low level and whose low HDL-C level was maintained had a higher risk of CVD, whereas participants whose HDL-C changed from low to high had a lower risk of CVD.

Pseudohypertriglyceridemia is an overestimation of serum triglyceride levels, potentially leading to an inaccurate diagnosis of hypertriglyceridemia. This can result from hyperglycerolemia, which interferes with enzymatic measurement methods. Hyperglycerolemia may arise from drugs or genetic glycerol kinase defects. We present a case of a severely burned patient with very high triglyceride levels (up to 5,696 mg/dL) that was resistant to lipid-lowering treatment, identified during the work up for pancreatitis associated with elevated lipase levels. Despite the very high triglyceride levels reported in the laboratory results, the standing plasma showed clear plasma, with no significant peak of pre-beta lipoprotein observed on serum lipoprotein electrophoresis. Serum apolipoprotein B levels were low, and urine triglyceride levels were high. This case confirms that very high serum glycerol levels caused the falsely elevations of triglyceride and lipase levels, resulting from hyperglycerolemia induced by the massive topical application of silver sulfadiazine cream (containing glycerine and glyceryl stearate) to the severely burned wound, which interfered with the laboratory assays. Triglyceride and lipase levels dramatically decreased after reducing the dose of silver sulfadiazine cream. No genetic defects related to glycerol kinase deficiency were identified.

Background: The genetic basis of hypertriglyceridemia (HTG) is complex and includes variants in Lipase Maturation Factor 1 (LMF1), an endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-chaperone involved in the post-translational activation of lipoprotein lipase (LPL).

Objective: The objective of this study was to identify and functionally characterize biallelic LMF1 variants in patients with HTG.

Methods: Genomic DNA sequencing was used to identify biallelic LMF1 variants in HTG patients without deleterious variants in LPL, apolipoprotein C-II (APOC2), glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored high-density lipoprotein binding protein 1 (GPIHBP1) or apolipoprotein A-V (APOA5). LMF1 variants were functionally evaluated by in silico analyses and assessing their impact on LPL activity, LMF1 protein expression and specific activity in transiently transfected HEK293 cells.

Results: We identified four homozygous LMF1 variants in patients with severe HTG: two novel rare variants (p.Asn147Lys and p.Pro246Arg) and two low-frequency variants (p.Arg354Trp and p.Arg364Gln) previously reported at heterozygosity. We demonstrate that all four variants reduce the secretion of enzymatically active LPL by impairing the specific activity of LMF1, whereas p.Asn147Lys also diminishes LMF1 protein expression.

Conclusion: This study extends the role of LMF1 as a genetic determinant in severe HTG and demonstrates that rare and low-frequency LMF1 variants can underlie this condition through distinct molecular mechanisms. The clinical phenotype of patients affected by partial loss of LMF1 function is consistent with Multifactorial Chylomicronemia Syndrome (MCS) and suggests that secondary factors and additional genetic determinants contribute to HTG in these subjects.

Context: Lorlatinib is an anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) inhibitor, which is currently used for the treatment of ALK-positive metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Previous reports have noticed an association between lorlatinib and hyperlipidemia, however the specific mechanisms for this side effect remain unknown. Some investigators have reported nephrotic syndrome to be the underlying cause of lorlatinib-induced hyperlipidemia.

Case report: A 59-year-old female with NSCLC presented with marked elevation of lipid levels, including total cholesterol, triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C), and high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C), after initiation of lorlatinib therapy. Despite high dose atorvastatin and ezetimibe, lipid levels remained elevated. A 24-hour urine collection revealed only 226 mg of protein excretion.

Conclusions: Lorlatinib induced a complex dyslipidemia in our patient with elevations of both LDL-C and HDL-C. The underlying mechanism of lorlatinib-induced hyperlipidemia remains unknown and is unlikely to be secondary to nephrotic syndrome in many patients.

Background: The timing of the clinical benefit of intensive lipid-lowering therapy in reducing major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in individuals with established cardiovascular disease (CVD), both before and after the advent of novel medications (proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 inhibitor [PCSK9i] and ezetimibe) in 2010, is unclear.

Objective: To evaluate the time to benefit (TTB) from intensive lipid-lowering therapy.

Methods: The investigators systematically searched for randomized controlled trials evaluating intensive lipid-lowering therapy. The primary outcome was MACEs. Utilizing reconstructed individual participant data, Weibull survival curves were fitted to estimate the TTB for specific absolute risk reduction thresholds (0.002, 0.005, and 0.01).

Results: Seven trials randomizing 92,180 adults aged between 58.2 and 63.6 years were identified. A TTB of 19.6 months (95 % confidence interval [CI]: 12.3 to 31.4) of intensive lipid-lowering was needed to prevent 1 MACE per 100 patients. Before 2010, when statin as the only option, a TTB for high-intensity statin therapy of 15.2 months (95 % CI: 6.52 to 35.5) was needed. After 2010, the TTB for PCSK9i-based, ezetimibe-based intensive lipid-lowering on a background of statin therapy was 17.7 (95 % CI: 12.2 to 25.6) and 47.3 (95 % CI: 20.4 to 110) months, respectively.

Conclusions: In contemporary practice, to prevent 1 MACE in 100 individuals with established CVD, a TTB of 17.7 and 47.3 months was needed for PCSK9i-based and ezetimibe-based intensive lipid-lowering therapy on a background of statin therapy, respectively. The observed variations across different drug regimens highlight the need for a personalized approach to treatment decisions.