Genetic variability in the absorption of dietary sterols affects the risk of coronary artery disease

Anna Helgadottir; Gudmar Thorleifsson; Kristjan F Alexandersson; Vinicius Tragante; Margret Thorsteinsdottir; Finnur F Eiriksson; Solveig Gretarsdottir; Eythór Björnsson; Olafur Magnusson; Gardar Sveinbjornsson; Ingileif Jonsdottir; Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir; Egil Ferkingstad; Brynjar Ö Jensson; Hreinn Stefansson; Isleifur Olafsson; Alex H Christensen; Christian Torp-Pedersen; Lars Køber; Ole B Pedersen; Christian Erikstrup; Erik Sørensen; Søren Brunak; Karina Banasik; Thomas F. Hansen; Mette Nyegaard; Gudmundur I Eyjolfssson; Olof Sigurdardottir; Bjorn L Thorarinsson; Stefan E Matthiasson; Thora Steingrimsdottir; Einar S Bjornsson; Ragnar Danielsen; Folkert W Asselbergs; David O Arnar; Henrik Ullum; Henning Bundgaard; Patrick Sulem; Unnur Thorsteinsdottir; Gudmundur Thorgeirsson; Hilma Holm; Daniel F Gudbjartsson; Kari Stefansson

doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa531

Genetic variability in the absorption of dietary sterols affects the risk of coronary artery disease

Anna Helgadottir, Gudmar Thorleifsson, Kristjan F Alexandersson, Vinicius Tragante, Margret Thorsteinsdottir, Finnur F Eiriksson, Solveig Gretarsdottir, Eythór Björnsson, Olafur Magnusson, Gardar Sveinbjornsson, Ingileif Jonsdottir, Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir, Egil Ferkingstad, Brynjar Ö Jensson, Hreinn Stefansson, Isleifur Olafsson, Alex H Christensen, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Lars Køber, Ole B PedersenChristian Erikstrup, Erik Sørensen, Søren Brunak, Karina Banasik, Thomas F. Hansen, Mette Nyegaard, Gudmundur I Eyjolfssson, Olof Sigurdardottir, Bjorn L Thorarinsson, Stefan E Matthiasson, Thora Steingrimsdottir, Einar S Bjornsson, Ragnar Danielsen, Folkert W Asselbergs, David O Arnar, Henrik Ullum, Henning Bundgaard, Patrick Sulem, Unnur Thorsteinsdottir, Gudmundur Thorgeirsson, Hilma Holm, Daniel F Gudbjartsson, Kari Stefansson

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AIMS: To explore whether variability in dietary cholesterol and phytosterol absorption impacts the risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) using as instruments sequence variants in the ABCG5/8 genes, key regulators of intestinal absorption of dietary sterols.

METHODS AND RESULTS: We examined the effects of ABCG5/8 variants on non-high-density lipoprotein (non-HDL) cholesterol (N up to 610 532) and phytosterol levels (N = 3039) and the risk of CAD in Iceland, Denmark, and the UK Biobank (105 490 cases and 844 025 controls). We used genetic scores for non-HDL cholesterol to determine whether ABCG5/8 variants confer greater risk of CAD than predicted by their effect on non-HDL cholesterol. We identified nine rare ABCG5/8 coding variants with substantial impact on non-HDL cholesterol. Carriers have elevated phytosterol levels and are at increased risk of CAD. Consistent with impact on ABCG5/8 transporter function in hepatocytes, eight rare ABCG5/8 variants associate with gallstones. A genetic score of ABCG5/8 variants predicting 1 mmol/L increase in non-HDL cholesterol associates with two-fold increase in CAD risk [odds ratio (OR) = 2.01, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.75-2.31, P = 9.8 × 10-23] compared with a 54% increase in CAD risk (OR = 1.54, 95% CI 1.49-1.59, P = 1.1 × 10-154) associated with a score of other non-HDL cholesterol variants predicting the same increase in non-HDL cholesterol (P for difference in effects = 2.4 × 10-4).

CONCLUSIONS: Genetic variation in cholesterol absorption affects levels of circulating non-HDL cholesterol and risk of CAD. Our results indicate that both dietary cholesterol and phytosterols contribute directly to atherogenesis.

Original language	English
Journal	European Heart Journal
Volume	41
Issue number	28
Pages (from-to)	2618-2628
Number of pages	11
ISSN	0195-668X
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa531
Publication status	Published - 2020

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Helgadottir, A., Thorleifsson, G., Alexandersson, K. F., Tragante, V., Thorsteinsdottir, M., Eiriksson, F. F., Gretarsdottir, S., Björnsson, E., Magnusson, O., Sveinbjornsson, G., Jonsdottir, I., Steinthorsdottir, V., Ferkingstad, E., Jensson, B. Ö., Stefansson, H., Olafsson, I., Christensen, A. H., Torp-Pedersen, C., Køber, L., ... Stefansson, K. (2020). Genetic variability in the absorption of dietary sterols affects the risk of coronary artery disease. European Heart Journal, 41(28), 2618-2628. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa531

Genetic variability in the absorption of dietary sterols affects the risk of coronary artery disease. / Helgadottir, Anna; Thorleifsson, Gudmar; Alexandersson, Kristjan F; Tragante, Vinicius; Thorsteinsdottir, Margret; Eiriksson, Finnur F; Gretarsdottir, Solveig; Björnsson, Eythór; Magnusson, Olafur; Sveinbjornsson, Gardar; Jonsdottir, Ingileif; Steinthorsdottir, Valgerdur; Ferkingstad, Egil; Jensson, Brynjar Ö; Stefansson, Hreinn; Olafsson, Isleifur; Christensen, Alex H ; Torp-Pedersen, Christian ; Køber, Lars ; Pedersen, Ole B; Erikstrup, Christian; Sørensen, Erik; Brunak, Søren ; Banasik, Karina ; Hansen, Thomas F.; Nyegaard, Mette; Eyjolfssson, Gudmundur I; Sigurdardottir, Olof; Thorarinsson, Bjorn L; Matthiasson, Stefan E; Steingrimsdottir, Thora; Bjornsson, Einar S; Danielsen, Ragnar; Asselbergs, Folkert W; Arnar, David O; Ullum, Henrik; Bundgaard, Henning; Sulem, Patrick; Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur; Thorgeirsson, Gudmundur; Holm, Hilma; Gudbjartsson, Daniel F; Stefansson, Kari.

In: European Heart Journal, Vol. 41, No. 28, 2020, p. 2618-2628.

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Helgadottir, A, Thorleifsson, G, Alexandersson, KF, Tragante, V, Thorsteinsdottir, M, Eiriksson, FF, Gretarsdottir, S, Björnsson, E, Magnusson, O, Sveinbjornsson, G, Jonsdottir, I, Steinthorsdottir, V, Ferkingstad, E, Jensson, BÖ, Stefansson, H, Olafsson, I, Christensen, AH , Torp-Pedersen, C , Køber, L , Pedersen, OB, Erikstrup, C, Sørensen, E, Brunak, S , Banasik, K , Hansen, TF, Nyegaard, M, Eyjolfssson, GI, Sigurdardottir, O, Thorarinsson, BL, Matthiasson, SE, Steingrimsdottir, T, Bjornsson, ES, Danielsen, R, Asselbergs, FW, Arnar, DO, Ullum, H, Bundgaard, H, Sulem, P, Thorsteinsdottir, U, Thorgeirsson, G, Holm, H, Gudbjartsson, DF & Stefansson, K 2020, 'Genetic variability in the absorption of dietary sterols affects the risk of coronary artery disease', European Heart Journal, vol. 41, no. 28, pp. 2618-2628. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa531

Helgadottir, Anna ; Thorleifsson, Gudmar ; Alexandersson, Kristjan F ; Tragante, Vinicius ; Thorsteinsdottir, Margret ; Eiriksson, Finnur F ; Gretarsdottir, Solveig ; Björnsson, Eythór ; Magnusson, Olafur ; Sveinbjornsson, Gardar ; Jonsdottir, Ingileif ; Steinthorsdottir, Valgerdur ; Ferkingstad, Egil ; Jensson, Brynjar Ö ; Stefansson, Hreinn ; Olafsson, Isleifur ; Christensen, Alex H ; Torp-Pedersen, Christian ; Køber, Lars ; Pedersen, Ole B ; Erikstrup, Christian ; Sørensen, Erik ; Brunak, Søren ; Banasik, Karina ; Hansen, Thomas F. ; Nyegaard, Mette ; Eyjolfssson, Gudmundur I ; Sigurdardottir, Olof ; Thorarinsson, Bjorn L ; Matthiasson, Stefan E ; Steingrimsdottir, Thora ; Bjornsson, Einar S ; Danielsen, Ragnar ; Asselbergs, Folkert W ; Arnar, David O ; Ullum, Henrik ; Bundgaard, Henning ; Sulem, Patrick ; Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur ; Thorgeirsson, Gudmundur ; Holm, Hilma ; Gudbjartsson, Daniel F ; Stefansson, Kari. / Genetic variability in the absorption of dietary sterols affects the risk of coronary artery disease. In: European Heart Journal. 2020 ; Vol. 41, No. 28. pp. 2618-2628.

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