Genetic background of HDL-cholesterol and atherosclerosis:linkage and case-control studies in the Northern Finnish population

Genetic background of HDL-cholesterol and atherosclerosis:linkage and case-control studies in the Northern Finnish population

Abstract Coronary heart disease (CHD), a manifestation of atherosclerosis, is the leading single cause of death in Finland. CHD is affected by numerous genetic and environmental factors, their combined effects and interactions between them. Low HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C) is an independent risk factor...

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Main Author: Kangas-Kontio, T. (Tiia)
Other Authors: Savolainen, M. (Markku)
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Oulun yliopisto 2011
Subjects:
HDL-cholesterol
adiponectin
coronary heart disease
genetic linkage
genetic loci
genetic pleiotropy
genome-wide
haplotype
myocardial infarction
single nucleotide polymorphism
vascular endothelial growth factor A
HDL-kolesteroli
adiponektiini
geenipaikat
geneettinen pleiotropia
haplotyyppi
koko genomin kytkentätutkimukset
sepelvaltimotauti
sydäninfarkti
verisuonten endoteelikasvutekijä A
yhden nukleotidin muutos
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