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Circulating Vitamin K? Levels in Relation to Ischemic Stroke and Its Subtypes: A Mendelian Randomization Study.


ABSTRACT: Vitamin K plays a crucial role in blood coagulation, and hypercoagulability has been linked to atherosclerosis-related vascular disease. We used the Mendelian randomization study design to examine whether circulating vitamin K? (phylloquinone) levels are associated with ischemic stroke. Four single-nucleotide polymorphisms associated with vitamin K? levels were used as instrumental variables. Summary-level data for large artery atherosclerotic stroke (n = 4373 cases), small vessel stroke (n = 5386 cases), cardioembolic stroke (n = 7193 cases), and any ischemic stroke (n = 34,217 cases and 404,630 non-cases) were available from the MEGASTROKE consortium. Genetically-predicted circulating vitamin K? levels were associated with large artery atherosclerotic stroke but not with any other subtypes or ischemic stroke as a whole. The odds ratios per genetically predicted one nmol/L increase in natural log-transformed vitamin K? levels were 1.31 (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.12?1.53; p = 7.0 × 10-4) for large artery atherosclerotic stroke, 0.98 (95% CI 0.85?1.12; p = 0.73) for small vessel stroke, 1.01 (95% CI 0.90?1.14; p = 0.84) for cardioembolic stroke, and 1.05 (95% CI 0.99?1.11; p = 0.11) for any ischemic stroke. These findings indicate that genetic predisposition to higher circulating vitamin K? levels is associated with an increased risk of large artery atherosclerotic stroke.

SUBMITTER: Larsson SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6266991 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Circulating Vitamin K₁ Levels in Relation to Ischemic Stroke and Its Subtypes: A Mendelian Randomization Study.

Larsson Susanna C SC   Traylor Matthew M   Markus Hugh S HS  

Nutrients 20181025 11


Vitamin K plays a crucial role in blood coagulation, and hypercoagulability has been linked to atherosclerosis-related vascular disease. We used the Mendelian randomization study design to examine whether circulating vitamin K₁ (phylloquinone) levels are associated with ischemic stroke. Four single-nucleotide polymorphisms associated with vitamin K₁ levels were used as instrumental variables. Summary-level data for large artery atherosclerotic stroke (<i>n</i> = 4373 cases), small vessel stroke  ...[more]

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