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. 2014 Nov 20;100(2):E345–E349. doi: 10.1210/jc.2014-3340

Table 1.

Association Analysis of Exonic SNPs in PCSK9 With LDL-C in SHFS

SNP_ID SNP Ref. allele Effect allele P β se MAF (%)c
Ref.c
Am. Indians White Black Hisp.
MAF<1% in American Indians
rs11591147 R46L G T 1.4 × 10−5 −31.1 7.1 0.9a 1.6–2.6a 0.28 0.75 8, 9, 13
rs28385701 Synon G A .6 −7.8 16.8 0.6
rs28362261 N425S A G .7 −4.7 11.5 0.2 0 1.9 0.2 13
rs28362263 A443T G A .9 −2.7 19.3 0.1 0.05 9.4a 1.3 13
MAF > 1% in American Indians
rs505151 E670G A G 3.6 × 10−5 15.0 3.6 1.8b 3.6b 26 4.2 13,16 ,18
rs562556 I474V A G .04 −2.9 1.4 10.7 18 22 9.7 13
rs540796 Synon G A .04 −2.9 1.4 12.4
No Mutation in American Indians
rs67608943 Y142X C 0 0 0.8a 0 8, 13
rs28362286 C679X C 0 0 1.8a 0.08 8, 13
rs72646508 L253F A 0 0 0.25a 0 13
rs28362270 H553R A 0 0 1.3b 0 13

@14/23 coding SNPs in PCSK9 on Metabochip are monomorphic in American Indians (R104H, L112L, L118F, Y142X, L253F, P279T, Q344K, D432N, G466E, H553R, P576L, Q619P, D660H, C679X).

a

The mutation was associated with hypocholesterolemia.

b

The mutation was associated with hypercholesterolemia.

c

The allele frequencies of White, Black, and Hispanic are summarized from indicated references.

Abbreviations: Ref, reference; Am, American; Hisp, Hispanic.