Polymorphisms of the human matrix Gla protein (MGP) gene, vascular calcification, and myocardial infarction

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 2386-2393

  Herrmann, Stefan Martin ^a,b   Whatling, Carl ^c   Brand, Eva ^a   Nicaud, Viviane ^a   Gariepy, Jérôme ^d   Simon, Alain ^d   Evans, Alun ^e   Ruidavets, Jean Bernard ^f   Arveiler, Dominique ^f   Luc, Gerald ^f   Tiret, Laurence ^a   Henney, Adriano ^c   Cambien, François ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d HÔPITAL BROUSSAIS   (France)

^e MONICA Project   (United Kingdom)

^f Department of Clinical Pharmacology ^*

Author keywords

Calcification; Coronary heart disease; Matrix Gla protein polymorphisms; Promoter assay; Transcription

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; MATRIX GLA PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BLOOD VESSEL CALCIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FLANKING REGION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; RAT;

EID: 0033764474     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.ATV.20.11.2386     Document Type: Article

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