Association of the Lewis genotype with cardiovascular risk factors and subclinical carotid atherosclerosis: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study

Cakir, BANU; Heiss, G; Pankow, JS; Salomaa, V; Sharrett, AR; Couper, D; Weston, BW

doi:10.1046/j.1365-2796.2003.01263.x

Association of the Lewis genotype with cardiovascular risk factors and subclinical carotid atherosclerosis: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study

Cakir B., Heiss G., Pankow J., Salomaa V., Sharrett A., Couper D., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, cilt.255, sa.1, ss.40-51, 2004 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 255 Sayı: 1
Basım Tarihi: 2004
Doi Numarası: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.2003.01263.x
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.40-51
Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objectives. To evaluate the relationship of Lewis genotypes with major cardiovascular risk factors and the intima-media thickness (IMT) of carotid arteries. Lewis genotyping included four major mutations of the Lewis (FUT3) gene at nucleotide positions 59, 1067, 202 and 314.