Association of the Sst-I polymorphism at the APOC3 gene locus with variations in lipid levels, lipoprotein subclass profiles and coronary heart disease risk: the Framingham offspring study.
Therefore, VLDL particles with apoC-III may play a central role in identifying the high risk of coronary heart disease in hypertriglyceridemia, but their substantial prevalence in normolipidemics may be of clinical significance as well.
Within the apolipoprotein A-I-C-III-A-IV gene cluster, the Ssti polymorphism in the 3' untranslated region of the apolipoprotein C-III gene is the variant site most consistently and strongly associated with raised plasma triglyceride levels and coronary artery disease.