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Human lipoxygenase pathway gene variation and association with markers of subclinical atherosclerosis in the diabetes heart study.
Mediators of inflammation - 1 Jan 2010
Burdon Kathryn P, Rudock Megan E, Lehtinen Allison B, Langefeld Carl D, Bowden Donald W, Register Thomas C, Liu Yongmei, Freedman Barry I, Carr J Jeffrey, Hedrick Catherine C, Rich Stephen S
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Genes of the 5-lipoxygenase pathway are compelling candidates for atherosclerosis. We hypothesize that polymorphisms in ALOX12, ALOX15, ALOX5, and ALOX5AP genes are associated with subclinical atherosclerosis in multiple vascular beds. METHODS: Families with two or more siblings with type 2 diabetes and their nondiabetic siblings were studied as part of the Diabetes Heart Study (DHS). European American...
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