Galanin Preproprotein Is Associated With Elevated Plasma Triglycerides
Author(s) -
Christopher Plaisier,
Mira Kyttälä,
Daphna WeissglasVolkov,
Janet S. Sinsheimer,
Adriana HuertasVázquez,
Laura Riba,
Salvador Ramı́rez-Jiménez,
Tjerk W.A. de Bruin,
Teresa TusiéLuna,
Bradley E. Aouizerat,
Clive R. Pullinger,
Mary J. Malloy,
John P. Kane,
Ivette CruzBautista,
Miguel F. Herrera,
Carlos A. AguilarSalinas,
Johanna Kuusisto,
Markku Laakso,
MarjaRiitta Taskinen,
Carla Kallen,
Päivi Pajukanta
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
arteriosclerosis thrombosis and vascular biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.007
H-Index - 270
eISSN - 1524-4636
pISSN - 1079-5642
DOI - 10.1161/atvbaha.108.178533
Subject(s) - endocrinology , allele , biology , medicine , population , hyperlipidemia , galanin , genetics , gene , diabetes mellitus , neuropeptide , receptor , environmental health
There is increasing physiological evidence in rodents connecting the neuropeptide galanin to triglyceride (TG) levels. We hypothesized that variation in the galanin preproprotein (GAL) gene may contribute to hypertriglyceridemia (HTG) in humans.
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