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Variation in the Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase Gamma Gene Affects Plasma HDL-Cholesterol without Modification of Metabolic or Inflammatory Markers.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Kächele Martin, Hennige Anita M, Machann Jürgen, Hieronimus Anja, Lamprinou Apostolia, Machicao Fausto, Schick Fritz, Fritsche Andreas, Stefan Norbert, Nürnberg Bernd, Häring Hans-Ulrich, Staiger Harald
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Phosphoinositide 3-kinase γ (PI3Kγ) is a G-protein-coupled receptor-activated lipid kinase mainly expressed in leukocytes and cells of the cardiovascular system. PI3Kγ plays an important signaling role in inflammatory processes. Since subclinical inflammation is a hallmark of atherosclerosis, obesity-related insulin resistance, and pancreatic β-cell failure, we asked whether common genetic variation in...
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