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ABCG8 gene polymorphisms, plasma cholesterol concentrations, and risk of cardiovascular disease in familial hypercholesterolemia by Koeijvoets, Kristel C.M.C, van der Net, Jeroen B, Dallinga-Thie, Geesje M, Steyerberg, Ewout W, Mensink, Ronald P, Kastelein, John J.P, Sijbrands, Eric J.G, Plat, Jogchum

“…Abstract Elevated plasma plant sterol concentrations may be a risk factor of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Polymorphisms in the ABCG8 gene have been identified…”
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Low-density lipoprotein receptor genotype and response to pravastatin in children with familial hypercholesterolemia : Substudy of an intima-media thickness trial by KOEIJVOETS, Kristel C. M. C, RODENBURG, Jessica, HUTTEN, Barbara A, WIEGMAN, Albert, KASTELEIN, John J. P, SIJBRANDS, Eric J. G

“…The lipid-lowering effects of statin therapy show considerable interindividual variation in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). Whether the type…”
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Complement factor H Y402H decreases cardiovascular disease risk in patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia by Koeijvoets, Kristel C.M.C., Mooijaart, Simon P., Dallinga-Thie, Geesje M., Defesche, Joep C., Steyerberg, Ewout W., Westendorp, Rudi G.J., Kastelein, John J.P., van Hagen, P. Martin, Sijbrands, Eric J.G.

“…Aims Activation of the complement system seems an important link between inflammation and atherogenesis. The Y402H polymorphism of complement factor H (CFH)…”
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Two Common Haplotypes of the Glucocorticoid Receptor Gene Are Associated with Increased Susceptibility to Cardiovascular Disease in Men with Familial Hypercholesterolemia by Koeijvoets, Kristel C. M. C., van der Net, Jeroen B., van Rossum, Elisabeth F. C., Steyerberg, Ewout W., Defesche, Joep C., Kastelein, John J. P., Lamberts, Steven W. J., Sijbrands, Eric J. G.

“…Context: Glucocorticoids contribute to the development of atherosclerosis. Four polymorphisms in the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) gene have been reported to…”
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Effect of low-density lipoprotein receptor mutation on lipoproteins and cardiovascular disease risk: a parent–offspring study by Koeijvoets, Kristel C.M.C., Wiegman, Albert, Rodenburg, Jessica, Defesche, Joep C., Kastelein, John J.P., Sijbrands, Eric J.G.

“…Studies on the clinical consequences of different low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor genotypes in adult patients have yielded conflicting results. We…”
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A Functional Polymorphism in the Glucocorticoid Receptor Gene and Its Relation to Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Familial Hypercholesterolemia by Koeijvoets, Kristel C. M. C., van Rossum, Elisabeth F. C., Dallinga-Thie, Geesje M., Steyerberg, Ewout W., Defesche, Joep C., Kastelein, John J. P., Lamberts, Steven W. J., Sijbrands, Eric J. G.

“…Context: Individuals with the functional ER22/23EK variant in the glucocorticoid receptor gene are relatively resistant to the downstream consequences of…”
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