Hypercholesterolemia associated with splice-junction variation of inter-α-trypsin inhibitor heavy chain 4 (ITIH4) gene

Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 24-28

  Fujita, Yuko ^c   Ezura, Yoichi ^c   Emi, Mitsuru ^b   Sato, Keiko ^c   Takada, Daisuke ^c   Iino, Yasuhiko ^c   Katayama, Yasuo ^c   Takahashi, Kaneo ^a   Kamimura, Kouhei ^a   Bujo, Hideaki ^c   Saito, Yasushi ^c  

^a Awa Medical Association Hospital   (Japan)

^b NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Inter alpha trypsin inhibitor heavy chain 4; Modifier gene; Plasma total cholesterol (T Cho); Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INTER ALPHA TRYPSIN INHIBITOR; INTER ALPHA TRYPSIN INHIBITOR HEAVY CHAIN 4; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; ITIH4 GENE; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

AGED; ALPHA-GLOBULINS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHOLESTEROL; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 3; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 10744230994     PISSN: 14345161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10038-003-0101-8     Document Type: Article

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