Glutathione S -Transferase Polymorphisms, Passive Smoking, Obesity, and Heart Rate Variability in Nonsmokers
Author(s) -
Nicole ProbstHensch,
Medea Imboden,
Denise Felber Dietrich,
Jean Barthélemy,
Ursula AckermannLiebrich,
Wolfgang Berger,
JeanMichel Gaspoz,
Joel Schwartz
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.11402
Subject(s) - gstp1 , obesity , medicine , heart rate variability , genotype , glutathione s transferase , population , body mass index , confidence interval , single nucleotide polymorphism , odds ratio , endocrinology , physiology , glutathione , heart rate , biology , genetics , gene , blood pressure , environmental health , biochemistry , enzyme
Disturbances of heart rate variability (HRV) may represent one pathway by which second-hand smoke (SHS) and air pollutants affect cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The mechanisms are poorly understood.
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