Common polymorphism in the MTP promoter attenuates the dyslipidemic and proatherogenic effects of excess body weight

Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2004 Aug;24(8):e143. doi: 10.1161/01.ATV.0000136549.23994.b8.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Arteriosclerosis / epidemiology
  • Arteriosclerosis / genetics*
  • Carotid Artery, External / diagnostic imaging
  • Carotid Stenosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Carotid Stenosis / epidemiology
  • Carotid Stenosis / genetics
  • Carrier Proteins / genetics*
  • Cholesterol / blood
  • Cholesterol, HDL / blood
  • Cholesterol, LDL / blood
  • Cohort Studies
  • Female
  • France / epidemiology
  • Gene Frequency
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Hyperlipidemias / epidemiology
  • Hyperlipidemias / genetics*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Promoter Regions, Genetic / genetics*
  • Sequence Deletion*
  • Triglycerides / blood
  • Tunica Intima / diagnostic imaging
  • Tunica Media / diagnostic imaging
  • Ultrasonography

Substances

  • Carrier Proteins
  • Cholesterol, HDL
  • Cholesterol, LDL
  • Triglycerides
  • microsomal triglyceride transfer protein
  • Cholesterol