Genetic variation in the arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase-activating protein (ALOX5AP)is associated with myocardial infarction in the German population

Clinical Science

Volumn 115, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 309-315

  Linsel Nitschke, Patrick ^a   Götz, Anika ^a   Medack, Anja ^a   König, Inke R ^a   Bruse, Petra ^a   Lieb, Wolfgang ^a   Mayer, Björn ^a   Stark, Klaus ^b   Hengstenberg, Christian ^b   Fischer, Marcus ^b   Baessler, Andrea ^b   Ziegler, Andreas ^a   Schunkert, Heribert ^a   Erdmann, Jeanette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arachidonate 5 lipoxygenase activating protein (ALOX5AP); Coronary artery disease (CAD); Leukotriene A4 hydrolase (LTA4H); MAF; Minor allele frequency; myocardial infarction; Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONATE 5 LIPOXYGENASE ACTIVATING PROTEIN; LEUKOTRIENE B4; 5-LIPOXYGENASE-ACTIVATING PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; EPOXIDE HYDROLASE; LEUKOTRIENE A4 HYDROLASE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GERMANY; HAPLOTYPE; HEART INFARCTION; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; ICELAND; INFLAMMATION; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; STROKE; UNITED KINGDOM; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARRIER PROTEINS; EPOXIDE HYDROLASES; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; GERMANY; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 58149166487     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/CS20070468     Document Type: Article

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