Abstract
The human lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor 1 (OLR1/LOX-1) is the major endothelial scavenger receptor against oxidized low-density lipoprotein (Ox-LDL), which has been implicated in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. We investigated the G501C mutation in the OLR1 gene in 235 Japanese patients with ischemic cerebrovascular disease (CVD) and 274 age- and sex-matched healthy controls using single nucleotide primer extension analysis (SNuPe). There was no significant difference in the polymorphism between patients with ischemic CVD and controls (GC + CC versus GG, p = 0.48). The C allele was not significantly different between the patients and controls (C versus G, p = 0.91). Our results show that the OLR1 gene polymorphism has little effect on an increased risk for ischemic CVD in the Japanese population.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 246-249 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Brain Research |
Volume | 1121 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2006 Nov 22 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Atherosclerosis
- Ischemic stroke
- Oxidized LDL
- Oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor 1
- Polymorphism
- Single nucleotide primer extension
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Neuroscience(all)
- Molecular Biology
- Clinical Neurology
- Developmental Biology