Atherosclerosis

Genetic variants primarily associated with type 2 diabetes are related to coronary artery disease risk.

Jansen H, Loley C, Lieb W, Pencina MJ, Nelson CP, Kathiresan S, Peloso GM, Voight BF, Reilly MP, Assimes TL, Boerwinkle E, Hengstenberg C, Laaksonen R, McPherson R, Roberts R, Thorsteinsdottir U, Peters A, Gieger C, Rawal R, Thompson JR, König IR; CARDIoGRAM consortium, Vasan RS, Erdmann J, Samani NJ, Schunkert H.

Atherosclerosis. 2015 Aug;241(2):419-26. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2015.05.033. Epub 2015 Jun 3.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26074316

Genetic variation at chromosome 1p13.3 affects sortilin mRNA expression, cellular LDL-uptake and serum LDL levels which translates to the risk of coronary artery disease

Linsel-Nitschke, P., Heeren, J., Aherrahrou, Z., Bruse, P., Gieger, C., Illig, T., Prokisch, H., Heim, K., Doering, A., Peters, A., Meitinger, T., Wichmann, H. E., Hinney, A., Reinehr, T., Roth, C., Ortlepp, J. R., Soufi, M., Sattler, A. M., Schaefer, J., Stark, K., Hengstenberg, C., Schaefer, A., Schreiber, S., Kronenberg, F., Samani, N. J., Schunkert, H., Erdmann, J.

Atherosclerosis. 2010 Jan;208(1):183-9. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2009.06.034. Epub 2009 Jul 8.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19660754

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