Relations of APOE promoter polymorphisms to LDL cholesterol and markers of subclinical atherosclerosis in young adults

Journal of Lipid Research

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1298-1306

  Viiri, Leena E ^a   Raitakari, Olli T ^b   Huhtala, Heini ^c   Kähönen, Mika ^d   Rontu, Riikka ^a,d   Juonala, Markus ^e   Hutri Kähönen, Nina ^d   Marniemi, Jukka ^f   Viikari, Jorma S A ^b   Karhunen, Pekka J ^a   Lehtimäki, Terho ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^d TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^f NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Carotid artery compliance; Flow mediated dilatation; Intima media thickness; Lipid

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN A1; APOLIPOPROTEIN B; APOLIPOPROTEIN E; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARKER GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS);

EID: 33744784279     PISSN: 00222275     EISSN: 15397262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1194/jlr.M600033-JLR200     Document Type: Article

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