Alanine for Proline Substitution in the Peroxisome Proliferator–Activated Receptor Gamma-2 (PPARG2) Gene and the Risk of Incident Myocardial Infarction

Abstract

In this cohort, a common A for P substitution at codon 12 in the PPARG2 was associated with reduced incidence of myocardial infarction. If confirmed in other cohorts, these data would have implications for novel treatments of cardiovascular disease, including development of PPARG-targeted therapy.