Abstract:Objective To observe the relationship between the degree of atherosclerosis and apolipoprotein A5 (ApoA5) - 1131T/C and 553G/T in patients with cerebral infarction. Methods A total of 120 patients with cerebral infarction who were admitted in our hospital from January 2015 to January 2017 were involved in this study. Carotid artery ultrasound, gene DNA extraction and blood lipid related indicators were recorded. The difference of CCA-IMT and ICA-IMT between - 1131T/C and 553G/T loci were observed. The levels of TC, TG, HDL-C and LDL-C of different genotypes at - 1131T/C and 553G/T loci were obtained. CCA-IMT and ICA-IMT levels were compared between common haplotype pairs. Results There was no significant difference in CCA- IMT (carotid intima-media thickness) between patients with CC genotype and TT+TC genotype at -1131T/C locus (P?>?0.05). However, ICA-IMT was higher in CC type at -1131T/C locus when compared with that in TT+TC (P?0.05). There was no significant difference in CCA-IMT and ICA-IMT of GG and TT+GT genotype at 553G/T locus (P?>?0.05). No obvious difference in levels of TC, HDL-C, LDL-C and TG was observed between CC genotype and TT+TC genotype at -1131T/C locus (P?>?0.05), while the levels of TG at CC locus were higher than that at TT+TC locus (P?0.05). The levels of TC, HDL-C, LDL-C and TG at 553G/T locus were comparably similar between CC genotype and TT+GT genotype at -1131T/C locus locus (P?>?0.05). There were no statistical differences in CCA-IMT between TC, HDL-C, LDL-C, TG-CG, TG-CT, and CG-CG (P?>?0.05), while ICA-IMT was the highest in CG-CG type while the lowest in TG-CG type. Conclusion Apolipoprotein A5 gene-1131T/C locus is correlated to levels of ICA-IMT and TG in patients with cerebral infarction, which may interfere the atherosclerosis degree.