The -629C > A polymorphism in the CETP gene does not explain the association of TaqIB polymorphism with risk and age of myocardial infarction in Icelandic men

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 187-192

  Eiriksdottir, G ^a   Bolla, M K ^a   Thorsson, B ^a   Sigurdsson, G ^a   Humphries, S E ^b   Gudnason, V ^a,b  

^a ICELANDIC HEART ASSOCIATION   (Iceland)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CETP polymorphisms; HDL C; Myocardial infarct; Risk of MI

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL ESTER TRANSFER PROTEIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PROTEIN; PROTEIN TAQIB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGE; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HEART INFARCTION; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; ICELAND; INTRON; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; CARRIER PROTEINS; CHOLESTEROL ESTER TRANSFER PROTEINS; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; GLYCOPROTEINS; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; ICELAND; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; LIPIDS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0034750404     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9150(01)00489-0     Document Type: Article

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