Association of common variation in glutathione S-transferase genes with premature development of cardiovascular disease in patients with systemic sclerosis

Arthritis Rheum. 2003 Mar;48(3):854-5. doi: 10.1002/art.10955.

Authors

Colin N A Palmer¹, Vanessa Young, Meilien Ho, Alex Doney, Jill J F Belch

Affiliation

¹ Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, Scotland, UK.

PMID: 12632442
DOI: 10.1002/art.10955

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Adult
Arteriosclerosis / enzymology
Arteriosclerosis / etiology
Arteriosclerosis / genetics*
Carotid Artery Diseases / enzymology
Carotid Artery Diseases / etiology
Carotid Artery Diseases / genetics*
Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic
Female
Gene Frequency
Genetic Predisposition to Disease*
Genotype
Glutathione S-Transferase pi
Glutathione Transferase / classification
Glutathione Transferase / genetics*
Humans
Isoenzymes / genetics
Male
Middle Aged
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Polymorphism, Genetic
Scleroderma, Systemic / complications
Scleroderma, Systemic / enzymology
Scleroderma, Systemic / genetics*

Substances

Isoenzymes
glutathione S-transferase T1
GSTP1 protein, human
Glutathione S-Transferase pi
Glutathione Transferase
glutathione S-transferase M1