High resolution human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I and class II allele typing in Mexican mestizo women with sporadic breast cancer: case-control studyDavid Cantu de Leon
Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología de México, Mexico City, Mexico
BMC Cancer 9:48. 2009
..HLAAllele-specific interaction has not been well established. Recently, several studies had been conducted in order to do so, but the results are controversial and in some instances contradictory...
- Catechol-O-methyltransferase gene haplotypes in Mexican and Spanish patients with fibromyalgia
Gilberto Vargas-Alarcon
National Institute of Cardiology, Juan Badiano 1, Mexico City 14080, Mexico
Arthritis Res Ther 9:R110. 2007
..This association was not observed in Mexican patients. Studies with a larger sample size are needed in order to verify or amend these preliminary results...
- Association study of LMP gene polymorphisms in Mexican patients with spondyloarthritis
Gilberto Vargas-Alarcon
Department of Physiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez, Mexico City, Mexico
Hum Immunol 65:1437-42. 2004
..05). The data suggest that, besides HLA-B27, LMP2 genotypes are also involved in the genetic susceptibility to develop AS in Mexicans. Furthermore, the age at onset of this disease might also be influenced by genotypes of this gene...
- Distribution of HLA class II alleles and haplotypes in Mexican Mestizo population: comparison with other populations
Gilberto Vargas-Alarcon
Department of Molecular Biology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez, Mexico City, Mexico
Immunol Invest 39:268-83. 2010
..In summary, the HLA class II haplotype frequencies demonstrated the tri-racial component existing in Mexican Mestizos...
- HLA genes in Mexican Teeneks: HLA genetic relationship with other worldwide populations
Gilberto Vargas-Alarcon
Department of Physiology and Grupo de Estudio en Genómica y Proteómica en Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez, 14080 Mexico City, Mexico
Mol Immunol 43:790-9. 2006
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- [Physiopathogenesis of hypertension]
Gilberto Vargas Alarcon
Departamento de Fisiologia, Grupo de Estudio en Genómica y Proteómica en Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez, Tlalpan, DF Mexico
Arch Cardiol Mex 76:S157-60. 2006
..On the other hand, the hereditary nature of this disease has been well established in many familial studies The quantitative contribution of genetic factors to blood pressure variance is estimated to be about 30%...
- Angiotensin-I-converting enzyme (ACE) insertion/deletion polymorphism in Mexican patients with coronary artery disease. Association with the disease but not with lipid levels
Gilberto Vargas-Alarcon
Department of Physiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez México City, Mexico
Exp Mol Pathol 81:131-5. 2006
..Our data suggest that genetic variation at the ACE is a genetic factor related with the susceptibility to coronary artery disease in the Mexican Mestizo population...
- Tumor necrosis factor-alpha promoter polymorphisms in Mexican patients with spondyloarthritis
Gilberto Vargas-Alarcon
Department of Physiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez, Mexico City, Mexico
Hum Immunol 67:826-32. 2006
..The present study demonstrates that TNF-alpha -308 polymorphism appears to be associated with the genetic susceptibility U-SpA. The association seems independent of the susceptibility conferred by the HLA-B27 in this group of patients...
- [Acute coronary syndrome. Physiopathology and genetics]
Gilberto Vargas-Alarcon
Departamento de Biologia Molecular, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez, Mexico, DF
Rev Invest Clin 63:64-74. 2011
..However, in some cases inconsistent results in different populations have been reported. In this review the physiopathogenesis and the role of several candidate genes involved in the pathogenesis of ACS are discussed...
- [Genetic polymorphisms in cardiovascular diseases. The experience in the National Institute of Cardiology "Ignacio Chávez"]
Gilberto Vargas Alarcon
Departamento de Fisiologia, Grupo de Estudio en Genómica y Proteómica en Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez, Mexico, DF
Arch Cardiol Mex 77:S4-88-93. 2007
..The revision discusses recently published data of polymorphic markers associated with cardiovascular disease in the Mexican population...
- A deletion in the PRKAR1A gene is associated with Carney complex
Gilberto Vargas-Alarcon
Department of Physiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez, Mexico City, DF Mexico
J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 21:705-9. 2008
..In Western blot analyses only full-length protein was present without any evidence of truncated product. These data suggest that the mutant allele might be a null allele due to degradation of the mutant mRNA via nonsense-mediated decay...
- Comparative study of the residues 63 and 67 on the HLA-B molecule in patients with Takayasu's Arteritis
Gilberto Vargas-Alarcon
Department of Physiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez, Juan Badiano 1, Col Seccion XVI, Tlalpan 14080, Mexico
Immunol Lett 96:225-9. 2005
..016, OR = 0.13). These data corroborate the participation of positions 63 and 67 in the genetic susceptibility to TA and explain the high heterogeneity of alleles associated with the disease in several populations...
- LMP2 and LMP7 gene polymorphism in Mexican populations: Mestizos and Amerindians
G Vargas-Alarcon
Department of Physiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez, Mexico City, Mexico
Genes Immun 3:373-7. 2002
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- Effect of HLA-B and HLA-DR genes on susceptibility to and severity of spondyloarthropathies in Mexican patients
G Vargas-Alarcon
Department of Physiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez, Mexico DF, Mexico
Ann Rheum Dis 61:714-7. 2002
..To investigate the role of HLA-B and HLA-DR genes as contributors to genetic susceptibility and clinical expression of the spondyloarthropathies (SpA) in the Mexican population...
- Heat shock protein 70 gene polymorphisms in Mexican patients with spondyloarthropathies
G Vargas-Alarcon
Cellular Biology Section, Department of Physiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez, Tlalpan, Mexico DF, Mexico
Ann Rheum Dis 61:48-51. 2002
..To investigate the role of HSP70 genes as contributors to genetic susceptibility of the spondyloarthropathies (SpA) in the Mexican population...
- HLA-class II genes in Mexican Amerindian Mayas: relatedness with Guatemalan Mayans and other populations
Gilberto Vargas-Alarcon
Department of Molecular Biology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez, Mexico City, Mexico
Immunol Invest 40:101-11. 2011
..The data corroborate the restricted polymorphism of HLA-DRB1 and DQB1 alleles and the high frequency of HLA-DRB1*04 and HLA-DQB1*0302 in Mayans from Mexico...
- Immunogenetics and clinical aspects of Takayasu's arteritis patients in a Mexican Mestizo population
G Vargas-Alarcon
Department of Physiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez, Mexico City, Mexico
Clin Exp Rheumatol 19:439-43. 2001
..The aim of the present work was to study the association between HLA alleles and Takayasu's arteritis in Mexican Mestizo patients...
- Class II allele and haplotype frequencies in Mexican systemic lupus erythematosus patients: the relevance of considering homologous chromosomes in determining susceptibility
G Vargas-Alarcon
Cellular Biology Section, Physiology Department, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez, Tlalpan, Mexico
Hum Immunol 62:814-20. 2001
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- Polymorphism and distribution of HLA-DR2 alleles in Mexican populations
G Vargas-Alarcon
Cellular Biology Section, Physiology Department, Instituto Nacional de la Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, D F, Mexico, Mexico
Hum Immunol 62:286-91. 2001
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- Distribution of HLA-B alleles in Mexican Amerindian populations
Gilberto Vargas-Alarcon
Physiology Department, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez, Mexico City, Mexico
Immunogenetics 54:756-60. 2003
..In spite of the restriction in this polymorphism, differences in frequencies of HLA-B alleles could be helpful in distinguishing each of these populations...
- Origin of Mexican Nahuas (Aztecs) according to HLA genes and their relationships with worldwide populations
Gilberto Vargas Alarcon
Department of Physiology and Grupo de Estudio de Genomica y Proteomica en Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez, 14080 Mexico City, Mexico
Mol Immunol 44:747-55. 2007
..This suggests that Nahua language (Nahuatl) may have been imposed to scattered groups throughout Mexico; otherwise Aztecs may have been living in Mexico long before their postulated immigration in the XII century AD...
- Human leukocyte antigens I and II haplotypes associated with human papillomavirus 16-positive invasive cervical cancer in Mexican women
Dulce M Hernández-Hernández
Department of Epidemiology, Medical Research Unit in Oncology Diseases, Epidemiological Research and Health Services Unit Oncology Hospital, Centro Medico Siglo XXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Av Cuauhtemoc 330, Mexico City, Mexico
Int J Gynecol Cancer 19:1099-106. 2009
..These results support the hypothesis that some HLA class I and II haplotypes could be involved with susceptibility for developing CC...
- MHC class II alleles in Mexican patients with rheumatic heart disease
Guadalupe Hernández-Pacheco
Departments of Physiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez, Juan Badiano No 1, Tlalpan 14080, Mexico City, Mexico
Int J Cardiol 92:49-54. 2003
..Thus, the aim of the present study was to investigate the role of class II alleles in the genetic susceptibility to RHD in Mexican patients and establish the relationship of these alleles with the pattern of valve damage...
- Genetic admixture and diversity estimations in the Mexican Mestizo population from Mexico City using 15 STR polymorphic markers
Teresa Juarez-Cedillo
Epidemiological Research and Health Services Unit, Centro Medico Nacional Siglo XXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico
Forensic Sci Int Genet 2:e37-9. 2008
..They should also be helpful in genetics, population evolution, forensic and paternity testing...
- MCP-1, RANTES, and SDF-1 polymorphisms in Mexican patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
Guadalupe Lima
Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Mexico City, Mexico
Hum Immunol 68:980-5. 2007
..Our results suggest that MCP-1 polymorphism is moderately associated with the genetic susceptibility to SLE in Mexican individuals. The polymorphisms could be related to specific clinical and laboratory characteristics in these patients...
- HLA-DR association with the genetic susceptibility to develop ashy dermatosis in Mexican Mestizo patients
Marisol Carrillo Correa
Department of Dermatology, Hospital General Manuel Gea Gonzalez, Tlalpan, Mexico
J Am Acad Dermatol 56:617-20. 2007
..Ashy dermatosis, also known as erythema dyschromicum perstans, is an acquired benign disease, characterized by blue-gray pigment patches with erythematous borders. The cause is still unclear, but probably has an immunologic basis...
- No association found between the insertion/deletion of a 287-bp alu repeat sequence within intron 16 of the angiotensin-I-converting enzyme (ACE) gene in Mexican patients and binary restenosis after coronary stenting
Marco Antonio Martínez-Ríos
Interventional Cardiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez, Mexico City, Mexico
Clin Chim Acta 397:65-7. 2008
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- MHC class I and class II genes in Mexican patients with Chagas disease
David Cruz-Robles
Department of Pathology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez, Mexico DF, Mexico
Hum Immunol 65:60-5. 2004
..HLA-DR4 and HLA-B39 could be associated directly with the infection by T. cruzi, whereas, HLA-DR16 could be marker of susceptibility to heart damage and HLA-A68 might confer protection to develop cardiomyopathy...
- Tumor necrosis factor-alpha promoter polymorphism in Mexican patients with Chagas' disease
Jose Manuel Rodriguez-Perez
Physiology Department, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez, Mexico City, Mexico
Immunol Lett 98:97-102. 2005
..The present study demonstrates that Chagas' disease is associated with TNF-alpha polymorphisms in the Mexican population. The TNF-308 T2 allele could be directly involved in the genetic susceptibility to the chronic phase of the disease...
- Polymorphisms in the promoter region of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) and the HLA-DRB1 locus in Mexican mestizo patients with ulcerative colitis
Jesus K Yamamoto-Furusho
Department of Gastroenterology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Mexico, DF, Mexico
Immunol Lett 95:31-5. 2004
..In conclusion, this clinical differential pattern of association distinguished in two neighboring loci within the MHC region suggest an independent role of the TNF locus in the genetic susceptibility to develop UC...
- Cytochrome P4501A1 polymorphisms in the Amerindian and Mestizo populations of Mexico
José Manuel Fragoso
Department of Physiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez, Mexico City, Mexico
Cell Biochem Funct 23:189-93. 2005
..Our data could be helpful in understanding the distribution of these polymorphisms and in clarifying their roles as genetic and evolution markers in Amerindian populations...
- PDCD1 gene polymorphisms in different Mexican ethnic groups and their role in the susceptibility to hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Joaquin Zuniga
Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosio Villegas, Mexico City, 14080, Mexico
Clin Biochem 43:929-31. 2010
..This study was conducted to test whether the PD1.3 and PD1.5 polymorphisms are associated with HP in Mexican patients and to explore the distribution of these polymorphisms in different Mexican ethnic groups...
- MHC class II genes in Mexican patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy
Jose Manuel Rodriguez-Perez
Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Disease s Genomic and Proteomic Study Group, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez, Tlalpan 14080, Mexico City, Mexico
Exp Mol Pathol 82:49-52. 2007
..03, OR=0.26) and HLA-DQB1*0201 (pC=0.04, OR=0.41). These data suggest that variation in class II HLA alleles could be a genetic factor involved in the susceptibility to IDC of the Mexican Mestizo population...
- Apolipoprotein E polymorphisms in Mexican patients with coronary artery disease
Ricardo Gamboa
Department of Physiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez, Mexico City, Mexico
Clin Chem Lab Med 46:481-5. 2008
..Thus, the purpose of this study was to investigate the association of apolipoprotein E polymorphisms with coronary artery disease and with plasma lipid levels in a group of Mexican Mestizo patients...
- Tumor necrosis factor-alpha promoter polymorphisms in Mexican patients with rheumatic heart disease
Guadalupe Hernández-Pacheco
Department of Physiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez, Juan Badiano No 1, Tlalpan 14080, Mexico City, Mexico
J Autoimmun 21:59-63. 2003
..The data demonstrate that RHD is associated with TNF-alpha polymorphisms in the Mexican population; however, these polymorphisms do not have relation with the valve damage...
- Reduction of serum lipids by soy protein and soluble fiber is not associated with the ABCG5/G8, apolipoprotein E, and apolipoprotein A1 polymorphisms in a group of hyperlipidemic Mexican subjects
Nimbe Torres
Depto de Fisiología de la Nutrición, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Mexico, Mexico
Nutr Res 29:728-35. 2009
..3% had the ApoE (3/4) polymorphism. Independently of genotype, the combination of cholesterol-lowering foods in an LSF diet significantly reduced serum TC and TG in Mexican hypercholesterolemic subjects...
- Clinical and genetic heterogeneity in Mexican patients with ulcerative colitis
Jesus K Yamamoto-Furusho
Department of Gastroenterology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Tlalpan, Mexico
Hum Immunol 64:119-23. 2003
..HLA-DR15 distinguishes a subgroup of patients with extensive colitis and the HLA-DRB1*0103 allele distinguishes a subgroup of severe form of disease that might require surgical management...
- [Antithrombotic regulation by fibrinolytic system]
Aurora de la Peña Díaz
Departamento de Farmacologia, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
Arch Cardiol Mex 77:S4-82-7. 2007
..It is described: the mechanism of activation of plasminogen by their activators as much on the fibrin as in the cells surface; the inhibition of the activators in different metabolic alterations...
- Beta1-adrenergic receptor gene polymorphisms in Mexican patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy
José Manuel Fragoso
Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Disease s Genomic and Proteomic Study Group, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez, Tlalpan 14080, Mexico City, Mexico
Exp Mol Pathol 80:279-82. 2006
..16) and *Arg/*Gly genotype (pC = 0.027, OR = 2.70) in the group of IDC patients when compared to healthy controls. The data suggest that Arg389Gly polymorphism could be involved in the genetic susceptibility to develop IDC in Mexicans...
- [Influence of alleles and haplotypes of the main histocompatibility complex on the susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus in the Mexican population]
Julio Granados
Departamento de Inmunología y Reumatología, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Mexico DF
Gac Med Mex 142:195-9. 2006
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- Palmitic acid in HDL is associated to low apo A-I fractional catabolic rates in vivo
Oscar Pérez-Méndez
Department of Physiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez, Mexico City, Mexico
Clin Chim Acta 378:53-8. 2007
..However, little is known about the impact of NEFAs on HDL metabolism. We investigated the effects of one NEFA, the palmitic acid, on HDL structure and catabolism...
- Tumor necrosis factor alpha and interleukin 10 promoter polymorphisms in Mexican patients with restenosis after coronary stenting
Marco Antonio Martínez-Ríos
Interventional Cardiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez, Mexico City, Mexico
Biochem Genet 47:707-16. 2009
..001, OR = 0.199) and the -819 TT genotype (P = 0.037, OR = 0.391). These results suggest the IL-10 -819 TT genotype has a protective role against in-stent restenosis...
- Role of the HLA-DQ locus in the development of chronic gastritis and gastric carcinoma in Mexican patients
Roberto Herrera-Goepfert
Department of Pathology, Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia, Mexico City, Mexico
World J Gastroenterol 12:7762-7. 2006
..To determine the HLA-DQ locus in Mexican patients with Chronic gastritis and gastric adenocarcinoma...
- Matrix gamma-carboxyglutamic acid protein (MGP) G-7A and T-138C gene polymorphisms in Indian (Mayo and Teenek) and Mestizo populations from Mexico
Guadalupe Hernández-Pacheco
Department of Physiology and Grupo de Estudio en Genómica y Proteómica de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez, Juan Badiano No 1, Tlalpan 14080, Mexico City, Mexico
Hum Biol 77:385-91. 2005
..For the T-138C genotype, we found differences among the Mexicans. This study could help to define the significance of MGP polymorphisms as genetic markers in Amerindian populations...
- Beta1 adrenergic receptor polymorphisms Arg389Gly and Ser49Gly in the Amerindian and Mestizo populations of Mexico
José Manuel Fragoso
Department of Physiology and Grupo de Estudio en Genómica y Proteómica de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez, Juan Badiano No 1, Tlalpan 14080, Mexico City, Mexico
Hum Biol 77:515-20. 2005
..Mayos present the highest frequency for the *Gly allele. The knowledge of the distribution of these alleles could help define the significance of these polymorphisms as genetic susceptibility markers in Amerindian populations...
- Transporter associated with antigen processing (TAP) 1 gene polymorphisms in patients with hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Arnoldo Aquino-Galvez
Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Tlalpan 4502, Col Seccion XVI, 14080, Mexico City, Mexico
Exp Mol Pathol 84:173-7. 2008
..002, OR=0.07, CI=0.0-0.57). These findings suggest that TAP1 gene polymorphisms are related to HP risk, and highlight the importance of the MHC in the development of this disease...
- The interleukin 1B-511 polymorphism is associated with the risk of developing restenosis after coronary stenting in Mexican patients
Emma Miranda-Malpica
Interventional Cardiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez, Mexico City, Mexico
Hum Immunol 69:116-21. 2008
..The results suggest that IL-1B-511 polymorphism could be involved in the risk of developing restenosis after coronary stent placement...
- HLA class I and class II haplotypes in admixed families from several regions of Mexico
Rodrigo Barquera
Molecular Genetics Laboratory, ENAH, Mexico City, Mexico
Mol Immunol 45:1171-8. 2008
..Our results are important for future comparative genetic studies of different Mexican ethnic groups with special relevance to disease association and transplantation studies...
- Comparison distribution of HLA-B alleles in mexican patients with takayasu arteritis and tuberculosis
Maria Elena Soto
Department of Immunology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez, Mexico City, Mexico
Hum Immunol 68:449-53. 2007
..TA was characterized by HLA-B39, -B44, and -B52, pulmonary Tb by HL-B35 and extrapulmonary Tb by HLA-B39 and -B40. This preliminary study suggests a difference in the distribution of HLA-B alleles in patients with TA and Tb...
- Association of adrenergic receptor gene polymorphisms with different fibromyalgia syndrome domains
Gilberto Vargas-Alarcon
National Institute of Cardiology Ignacio Chavez, Tlalpan, Mexico City, Mexico
Arthritis Rheum 60:2169-73. 2009
..We undertook this study to correlate alpha-AR and beta-AR gene polymorphisms with the presence of FM and with different domains of the FM syndrome as measured by the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ)...
- Association between IL-1B and IL-1RN gene polymorphisms and Chagas' disease development susceptibility
David Cruz-Robles
Department of Molecular Biology and Cardiovascular Disease s Genomic and Proteomic Study Group, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia, Ignacio Chavez, Mexico City, Mexico
Immunol Invest 38:231-9. 2009
..0018; OR = 16.74) and healthy individuals (pC = 0.011; OR = 3.6). There is an evident association between the IL1RN.4 polymorphism, T. cruzi infection and CCC development...
- HLA-DR allele frequencies in Mexican mestizos with autoimmune liver diseases including overlap syndromes
Sergio Zepeda-Gomez
Department of Gastroenterology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Mexico City, Mexico
Immunol Invest 38:276-83. 2009
..On the other hand, the gene frequency of HLADR5 was significantly decreased in the total group of patients as compared to healthy controls suggesting a protective role of this allele for developing autoimmune liver disease...
- Protective KIR-HLA interactions for HCV infection in intravenous drug users
Joaquin Zuniga
Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosio Villegas, Mexico City, Mexico
Mol Immunol 46:2723-7. 2009
..These results support the hypothesis that activator signaling, mediated by KIR2DS4, plays a determinant role in the regulation of NK cell antiviral-activity...
- Distribution of paraoxonase PON1 gene polymorphisms in Mexican populations. Its role in the lipid profile
Ricardo Gamboa
Department of Physiology and Grupo de Estudio en Genómica y Proteómica de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez Juan Badiano No 1, Tlalpan 14080, Mexico City, Mexico
Exp Mol Pathol 80:85-90. 2006
..The present data could be helpful to understand the distribution of these polymorphisms and its role as genetic and evolutive markers in the Amerindian populations...
- Rosiglitazone modifies HDL structure and increases HDL-apo AI synthesis and catabolic rates
Elizabeth Carreón-Torres
Department of Molecular Biology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez, Mexico City, Mexico
Clin Chim Acta 401:37-41. 2009
..Therefore, we determined the effect of rosiglitazone on apo AI turnover, HDL structure, and PON1 plasma activity...
- [Low paraoxonase and arylesterase plasma activities in Mexican patients with coronary artery disease]
Ricardo Gamboa
Departamento de Fisiologia, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez, DF Mexico
Arch Cardiol Mex 78:360-8. 2008
..To determine the Paraoxonase-1 (PON1) activity as well as its pheno- and genotypes at position 192 in Mexican subjects with diagnosis of coronary heart disease (CHD)...
- The Arg389Gly beta1-adrenergic receptor gene polymorphism and susceptibility to faint during head-up tilt test
M F Marquez
Department of Electrocardiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez, Mexico City, Mexico
Europace 9:585-8. 2007
..To investigate the association of the Gly389 allele with positive head-up tilt test (HUT) in a Mexican Mestizo population...
- The risk of developing cervical cancer in Mexican women is associated to CYP1A1 MspI polymorphism
Teresa Juarez-Cedillo
Epidemiological Research and Health Services Unit, Centro Medico Nacional Siglo XXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico
Eur J Cancer 43:1590-5. 2007
..These results suggest an important role of the CYP1A1 MspI polymorphism in the risk of developing cervical cancer...
- HLA-DRB1*08 allele may help to distinguish between type 1 diabetes mellitus and type 2 diabetes mellitus in Mexican children
Ana L Rodríguez-Ventura
Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Hospital Infantil de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
Pediatr Diabetes 8:5-10. 2007
..The human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DR genotype has been associated with T1DM and with T2DM only in adults and in determined cases...
- Familial collapsing glomerulopathy: clinical, pathological and immunogenetic features
M Carmen Avila-Casado
Department of Pathology, Instituto Nacional de CardiologiaIgnacio Chavez, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico DF, Mexico
Kidney Int 63:233-9. 2003
..Until now, the occurrence of CG in a familial pattern has not been reported...
- Angiotensin-converting enzyme gene (ACE) insertion/deletion polymorphism in Mexican populations
Gilberto Vargas-Alarcon
Department of Physiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez, Tlalpan 14080, Mexico DF, Mexico
Hum Biol 75:889-96. 2003
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- [Clinical guidelines for detection, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of systemic arterial hypertension in Mexico (2008)]
Martin Rosas
Departamento de Cardiología Adultos III, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez, Tlalpan, Mexico DF
Arch Cardiol Mex 78:S2-5-57. 2008
..Also we have approached some aspects related to the hypertensive emergencies and other special situations. In this second version some recommendations are presented for boarding hypertension in children and adolescents...
- Comparative study of the residues 63 and 67 on the HLA-B molecule in patients with Takayasu's arteritis and tuberculosis
Gilberto Vargas-Alarcon
Department of Physiology and Cardiovascular Disease s Genomic and Proteomic Study Group, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez, Mexico City, Mexico
Cell Biochem Funct 26:820-3. 2008
..7%) did not show similarity at the mentioned positions (p = 0.019). This preliminary study suggests a difference in the distribution of the residues 63 and 67 of the HLA-B alleles in patients with TA and TB...
- Relationship between the angiotensin I-converting enzyme insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism and cardiovascular risk factors in healthy young Mexican women
Maite Vallejo
Department of Research Direction, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez, Mexico City, Mexico
Genet Test Mol Biomarkers 13:237-42. 2009
..The purpose of this study was to identify the CRF patterns associated with the ACE I/D polymorphism in women from different Mexican communities...
- [Cardiac myxomas and the Carney complex]
Jesús Vargas-Barrón
Departamento de Ecocardiografia, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez, Mexico DF, Mexico
Rev Esp Cardiol 61:1205-9. 2008
..In conclusion, the possible presence of the Carney complex should be investigated in patients with multiple myxomas or with a cardiac myxoma whose location is atypical...
- [Pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory markers in coronary artery disease and acute ischemic coronary syndrome]
José Manuel Fragoso-Lona
Departamento de Biologia Molecular, Grupo de Estudio en Genómica y Proteómica de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez, Tlalpan, Mexico D F, Mexico
Arch Cardiol Mex 79:54-62. 2009
..The analysis of the markers may be useful for the development of new strategies for coronary disease prevention and treatment. Therefore, we need a well-designed evaluation of these markers before their use in the clinical practice...
