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Table 1 Common CETP single-nucleotide polymorphisms and their impact on cardiovascular risk and Alzheimer’s Disease

From: Roles of peripheral lipoproteins and cholesteryl ester transfer protein in the vascular contributions to cognitive impairment and dementia

CETP SNPs

Effect on CETP activity

Effect on cardiovascular risk

Effect on AD risk

rs247616 (C > T)

Unknown, but decreased CETP mRNA expression [127] and increased HDL [170]

Decreased CAD risk [171]

No association [172]

rs1800775

(-629C > A)

Decreased [132]

Mixed:

Increased MI risk [131]

Higher CAD risk [173]

Reduced IHD, MI, ICVD, and IS risks [174]

Mixed:

No association [175]

Decreased in an APOE ε4 allele-dependent fashion. [176]

rs708272

(+ 279G > A) TaqIB

Decreased [132]

Mixed:

Increased MI risk [131]

Reduced MI [177] and coronary risks [132]

No association with MI [130] and CVR [129]

Mixed:

No association [137, 178]

Increased in the Asian populations with APOE4 + [179]

rs1532624

(G > T)

Decreased [180]

Mixed:

No association with CVR [129]

Decreased CAD [171]

Unknown

rs7499892

(C > T)

Unknown, but decreased HDL [181]

Increased CVR [129]

No association [172]

rs5882 (A > G)

I405V

Decreased [132]

Mixed:

Increased risk of CAD [182]

Decreased risk of CHD [183]

Mixed:

No association [172, 175, 179]

Increased [137, 143]

Decreased [142]

  1. MI myocardial infarction, IHD ischemic heart disease, ICVD ischemic cerebrovascular disease, IS ischemic stroke, CVR cardiovascular risk, CAD coronary artery disease, CHD coronary heart disease