Aim: Analysis of genes of apolipoprotein E (apoE), LDLP receptor and methylentetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) in a female patient with mixed hyperlipoproteinemia (HLP) and early ischemic heart disease (IHD).
Material and methods: A patient with a mixed form of HLP and 5 her relatives were examined genetically. The genotype of apoE and MTHFR was determined using a restrictive analysis of PCR fragments. Conformation of one chain DNA was used to analyse gene of LDLP-receptor with following sequencing of anomalous DNA.
Results: The proband had changes in all examined genes: nucleotide replacement of A370T gene of LDLP receptor, nucleotide replacement of MTHFR gene C677T and epsilon 2/epsilon 2-genotype of apoE. None of the relatives carried more than one polymorphism by the studied genes.
Conclusion: Early IHD in females can be caused by combination of polymorphisms of genes associated with development of atherosclerosis.