Molecular genetics of atherosclerosis

Human Genetics

Volumn 125, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 467-491

  Roy, Himadri ^a   Bhardwaj, Shalini ^a   Yla Herttuala, Seppo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER; APOLIPOPROTEIN A1; APOLIPOPROTEIN B; ARYLDIALKYLPHOSPHATASE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHOLESTEROL 7ALPHA MONOOXYGENASE; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE 1; HEME OXYGENASE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 6; LEUKOTRIENE A4; LIVER TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR RELATED PROTEIN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; MANGANESE SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; MYELOPEROXIDASE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SCAVENGER RECEPTOR B; STEROL REGULATORY ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN 2; UPSTREAM STIMULATORY FACTOR 1; VASCULOTROPIN;

ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; FAMILIAL HYPERLIPEMIA; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INFLAMMATION; LIPID METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REVIEW; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; LIPID METABOLISM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 67349165856     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: 14321203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00439-009-0654-5     Document Type: Review

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