Mutation in KERA identified by linkage analysis and targeted resequencing in a pedigree with premature atherosclerosis

AIMS\nGenetic factors explain a proportion of the inter-individual variation in the risk for atherosclerotic events, but the genetic basis of atherosclerosis and atherothrombosis in families with Mendelian forms of premature atherosclerosis is incompletely understood. We set out to unravel the molec...

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Veröffentlicht in:PLoS ONE 2014-12, Vol.9 (5), p.e98289
Hauptverfasser: Maiwald, S., Sivapalaratnam, S., Motazacker, M.M., Capelleveen, J.C. van, Bot, I., Jager, S.C. de, Eck, M. van, Jolley, J., Kuiper, J., Stephens, J., Albers, C.A., Vosmeer, C.R., Kruize, H., Geerke, D.P., Wal, A.C. van der, Loos, C.M. van der, Kastelein, J.J., Trip, M.D., Ouwehand, W.H., Dallinga-Thie, G.M., Hovingh, G.K.
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Zusammenfassung:AIMS\nGenetic factors explain a proportion of the inter-individual variation in the risk for atherosclerotic events, but the genetic basis of atherosclerosis and atherothrombosis in families with Mendelian forms of premature atherosclerosis is incompletely understood. We set out to unravel the molecular pathology in a large kindred with an autosomal dominant inherited form of premature atherosclerosis.\nMETHODS AND RESULTS\nParametric linkage analysis was performed in a pedigree comprising 4 generations, of which a total of 11 members suffered from premature vascular events. A parametric LOD-score of 3.31 was observed for a 4.4 Mb interval on chromosome 12. Upon sequencing, a non-synonymous variant in KERA (c.920C>G; p.Ser307Cys) was identified. The variant was absent from nearly 28,000 individuals, including 2,571 patients with premature atherosclerosis. KERA, a proteoglycan protein, was expressed in lipid-rich areas of human atherosclerotic lesions, but not in healthy arterial specimens. Moreover, KERA expression in plaques was significantly associated with plaque size in a carotid-collar Apoe-/- mice (r2 = 0.69; p
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0098289