Opposing effects of ABCG5/8 function on myocardial infarction and gallstone disease

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2014 May 27;63(20):2129-2130. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.02.553. Epub 2014 Mar 19.

Authors

William Hancock-Cerutti¹, Daniel J Rader²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine and Cardiovascular Institute, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
² Department of Medicine and Cardiovascular Institute, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Electronic address: rader@mail.med.upenn.edu.

PMID: 24657684
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.02.553

No abstract available

Keywords: ABCG5; ABCG8; cholesterol; gallstones; myocardial infarction.

Publication types

Editorial
Comment

MeSH terms

ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily G, Member 5
ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily G, Member 8
ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / genetics*
Female
Gallstones / genetics*
Genetic Variation*
Humans
Lipoproteins / genetics*
Male
Myocardial Infarction / genetics*

Substances

ABCG5 protein, human
ABCG8 protein, human
ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily G, Member 5
ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily G, Member 8
ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters
Lipoproteins