Multiple splice defects in ABCA1 cause low HDL-C in a family with hypoalphalipoproteinemia and premature coronary disease.

Background: Mutations at splice junctions causing exon skipping are uncommon compared to exonic mutations, and two intronic mutations causing an aberrant phenotype have rarely been reported. Despite the high number of functional ABCA1 mutations reported to date, splice variants have been reported infrequently. We screened DNA from a 41 year-old male with low HDL-C (12 mg/dL [0.

Genotypic variation in ATP-binding cassette transporter-1 (ABCA1) as contributors to the high and low high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C) phenotype.

The ATP-binding cassette transporter-1 (ABCA1) mediates cholesterol efflux and genotypic variation in ABCA1 and may impact reverse cholesterol transport and influence cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. However, although mutations in ABCA1 have generally been identified with low HDL-C, few have undertaken a comparative evaluation between high and low high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C). Therefore, to evaluate for potential gain-of-function polymorphisms/mutations in ABCA1, 56 consecutive subjects were screened presenting with high (60-99 mg/dL [1.