Amish, Mennonite, and Hutterite
Genetic Disorder Database

Familial hypercholesterolemia 2

Disorder
OMIM #: #144010  (Click to access OMIM database)
Disorder: Familial hypercholesterolemia 2 
Also known as: FCHL2
HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA, AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT, TYPE B
APOLIPOPROTEIN B-100, FAMILIAL LIGAND-DEFECTIVE
HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA, FAMILIAL, DUE TO LIGAND-DEFECTIVE APOLIPOPROTEIN B
APOLIPOPROTEIN B-100, FAMILIAL DEFECTIVE 
Clinical
Phenotype: hypercholestrolemia, xanthelasma, coronary artery disease, tendinous xanthomas 
Seen In: Amish
Old Order Mennonite
Old Colony Mennonite
Unknown/Other Mennonite
Hutterite
Remarks: Autosomal hypercholesterolemia 
Mutations
1   Amish  
Gene: APOB
Base Change: G>A, at nucleotide 10580
Amino Acid Change: arg 3527 --> gln
Last updated: 2022-11-04 

References
Lynch MT, Maloney KA, Pollin TI, Streeten EA, Xu H; Regeneron Genetics Center, Shuldiner AR, Van Hout CV, Gonzaga-Jauregui C, Mitchell BD. (2021) The burden of pathogenic variants in clinically actionable genes in a founder population. Am J Med Genet A Nov;185(11):3476-3484.
PubMed ID: 34467620 
Shen H, Damcott CM, Rampersaud E, Pollin TI, Horenstein RB, McArdle PF, Peyser PA, Bielak LF, Post WS, Chang YP, Ryan KA, et al. (2010) Familial defective apolipoprotein B-100 and increased low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and coronary artery calcification in the Old Order Amish. Arch Intern Med Nov 8;170(20):1850-5.
PubMed ID: 21059979 
Williams KB, Horst M, Young M, Pascua C, Puffenberger EG, Brigatti KW, Gonzaga-Jauregui C, Shuldiner AR, Gidding S, Strauss KA, Chowdhury D. (2022) Clinical characterization of familial hypercholesterolemia due to an amish founder mutation in Apolipoprotein B. BMC Cardiovasc Disord Mar 17;22(1):109.
PubMed ID: 35300601 
Xu H, Ryan KA, Jaworek TJ, Southam L, Reid JG, Overton JD, Baras A, Puurunen MK, Zeggini E, Taylor SI, Shuldiner AR, Mitchell BD. (2017) Familial Hypercholesterolemia and Type 2 Diabetes in the Old Order Amish. Diabetes Jul;66(7):2054-2058.
PubMed ID: 28428224 

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