Caution on the interpretation of plasma fatty acid composition as a proxy marker for SCD1 activity: particular implications for using the 16:1/16:0 ratio in QTL studies involving hyperlipidemic patients

Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2008 Aug;28(8):e152; author reply e153. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.108.167718.
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Publication types

  • Comment
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Biomarkers / blood
  • Humans
  • Hyperlipidemia, Familial Combined / blood*
  • Hyperlipidemia, Familial Combined / genetics
  • Quantitative Trait Loci
  • Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase / blood*
  • Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase / metabolism

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • SCD1 protein, human
  • Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase