The ABCA1 gene R230C variant is associated with decreased risk of premature coronary artery disease: the genetics of atherosclerotic disease (GEA) study.

The ABCA1 gene R230C variant is associated with decreased risk of premature coronary artery disease: the genetics of atherosclerotic disease (GEA) study.

<h4>Background</h4>ABCA1 genetic variation is known to play a role in HDL-C levels and various studies have also implicated ABCA1 variation in cardiovascular risk. The functional ABCA1/R230C variant is frequent in the Mexican population and has been consistently associated with low HDL-C...

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Main Authors: Teresa Villarreal-Molina, Carlos Posadas-Romero, Sandra Romero-Hidalgo, Erika Antúnez-Argüelles, Araceli Bautista-Grande, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón, Eric Kimura-Hayama, Samuel Canizales-Quinteros, Juan Gabriel Juárez-Rojas, Rosalinda Posadas-Sánchez, Guillermo Cardoso-Saldaña, Aída Medina-Urrutia, María Del Carmen González-Salazar, Rocío Martínez-Alvarado, Esteban Jorge-Galarza, Alessandra Carnevale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23152888/?tool=EBI

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23152888/?tool=EBI

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