The Val279Phe Variant of the Lipoprotein-Associated Phospholipase A2 Gene Is Associated with Catalytic Activities and Cardiovascular Disease in Korean Men - Concepedia

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The Val279Phe Variant of the Lipoprotein-Associated Phospholipase A2 Gene Is Associated with Catalytic Activities and Cardiovascular Disease in Korean Men

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2006

Year

Yangsoo Jang, Oh Yoen Kim, Soo Jeong Koh, Jey Sook Chae, Young‐Guk Ko, Ji Young Kim, Hongkeun Cho, Tae‐Sook Jeong, Woo Song Lee, José M. Ordovás,

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

Abstract

The association of the F279 loss of function variant with the reduced risk of CVD supports the concept that Lp-PLA(2) plays a proatherogenic and causative role in CVD.

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