- ►diabetesjournals.org C Lorenzo, M Serrano-Rios, MT Martinez- … - Diabetes Care, 2001 - Am Diabetes Assoc RESULTS—A comparison of the two Mexican-origin populations showed that the
age- and sex-adjusted prevalence of type 2 diabetes was lower in Mexico than in
SA-MA (15.1 vs. 17.9%, P = 0.032). Between the two European-origin ... Cited by 40 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
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M Daimon, T Kido, M Baba, T Oizumi, Y … - Biochemical and Biophysical Research …, 2005 - Elsevier To examine the association of the ATP-binding cassette transporter 1 (ABCA1)
gene with type 2 diabetes (DM), we studied genetic polymorphisms of the ABCA1
gene including its linkage disequilibrium (LD) and haplotype analyses using ... Cited by 20 - Related articles - All 4 versions
L Krimbou, M Marcil, J Genest - Current opinion in lipidology, 2006 - journals.lww.com Purpose of review The interest for the human HDL system was recently revived by
the identification of the ABCA1 as a critical component in the formation and
maintenance of plasma HDL levels. The present review focuses on recent ... Cited by 26 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
T Harada, Y Imai, T Nojiri, H Morita, D … - Atherosclerosis, 2003 - Elsevier Recently, variants in ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1) were
demonstrated to be associated with increased level of high density lipoprotein
cholesterol (HDL-C) and decreased risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) in ... Cited by 29 - Related articles - All 12 versions
C Albrecht, I Simon-Vermot, JI Elliott, CF … - Metabolism, 2004 - Elsevier Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1) mediates
the efflux of cholesterol to apolipoprotein A1, a process necessary for
high-density lipoprotein (HDL) formation and reverse cholesterol transport. ... Cited by 29 - Related articles - All 9 versions
- ►utoronto.ca [PDF] VL Martinez-Marignac, A Valladares, E … - Human genetics, 2007 - Springer Abstract Admixture mapping is a recently developed method for identifying
genetic risk factors involved in complex traits or diseases showing prevalence
differ- ences between major continental groups. Type 2 dia- betes (T2D) is ... Cited by 32 - Related articles - All 7 versions
- ►jlr.org S Le Lay, C Robichon, X Le Liepvre, G Dagher, … - The Journal of Lipid Research, 2003 - ASBMB Adipose cells specialized in energy storage, contain large intracellular
triglyceride-rich lipid droplets, are enriched with free cholesterol, and
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M Boronat, VF Varillas, P Saavedra, V Suarez, … - Diabetic Medicine, 2006 - pt.wkhealth.com Results: The age-standardized prevalence of diabetes was 15.8% (95% confidence
interval: 11.8-19.8) in men and 10.6% (7.1-14.1) in women. Total prevalence was
13.2% (11.1-15.2). Among individuals with diabetes, 55.4% of men and 38.2% ... Cited by 33 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
- ►ahajournals.org [PDF] SM Haffner, PA Morales, HP Hazuda, MP … - Hypertension, 1993 - Am Heart Assoc Compared with non-Hispanic whites, Mexican Americans have a higher prevalence of
diabetes, greater adiposity, and an unfavorable body fat distribution. The
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