2011
CYP4A11 variant is associated with high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in women
White CC, Feng Q, Cupples LA, Gainer JV, Dawson EP, Wilke RA, Brown NJ. CYP4A11 variant is associated with high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in women. The Pharmacogenomics Journal 2011, 13: 44-51. PMID: 21912424, PMCID: PMC3380161, DOI: 10.1038/tpj.2011.40.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-density lipoprotein cholesterolFramingham Offspring StudyEpoxyeicosatrienoic acidsLipoprotein cholesterolLow HDLOffspring StudyHDL-C concentrationsCYP4A11 variantsMetabolic parametersPPARα activationEndogenous peroxisomeHDLBioVU cohortWomenReduced activityΩ-hydroxylaseCohortCYP4A11CholesterolPrevalenceGenotypes
2008
Male–female differences in the genetic regulation of t-PA and PAI-1 levels in a Ghanaian population
Schoenhard JA, Asselbergs FW, Poku KA, Stocki SA, Gordon S, Vaughan DE, Brown NJ, Moore JH, Williams SM. Male–female differences in the genetic regulation of t-PA and PAI-1 levels in a Ghanaian population. Human Genetics 2008, 124: 479-488. PMID: 18953568, PMCID: PMC2770717, DOI: 10.1007/s00439-008-0573-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasminogen activator inhibitor-1PAI-1 levelsTissue-type plasminogen activatorRenin polymorphismPAI-1 4G/5G polymorphismRenin-angiotensin systemDiastolic blood pressurePopulation-based sampleActivator inhibitor-1Large-scale population-based samplePAI-1 expressionBlood pressureTotal cholesterolThromboembolic diseasePlasma levelsRisk factorsCardiovascular diseaseD polymorphismMetabolic parametersG polymorphismFibrinolytic systemGene polymorphismsThrombus formationCaucasian subjectsGhanaian population