A O Rantala
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Recent Articles
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Kakko S, Tamminen M, Paivansalo M, Kauma H, Rantala A, Lilja M, et al.
Eur J Clin Invest
. 2001 Jul;
31(7):593-602.
PMID: 11454014
Background: Cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) plays a major role in lipoprotein metabolism. We have screened the CETP gene for mutations and polymorphisms regulating high density lipoproteins cholesterol (HDL-C) levels...
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Paivansalo M, Merikanto J, Jerkkola T, Savolainen M, Rantala A, Kauma H, et al.
Atherosclerosis
. 2000 Nov;
153(1):99-106.
PMID: 11058704
There is a general tendency towards atherosclerosis and arterial dilatation in older age, and high blood pressure also tends to increase arterial diameters. The purpose of this study was to...
3.
Rantala A, Lilja M, Kauma H, Savolainen M, Reunanen A, Kesaniemi Y
J Intern Med
. 2000 Sep;
248(3):230-8.
PMID: 10971790
Objective: To analyse the associations between serum gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase activity (GTP) and the components of the metabolic syndrome. Design: Cross-sectional, observational study of hypertensive patients and controls. Setting: The participating...
4.
Silaste M, Junes R, Rantala A, Kauma H, Lilja M, Savolainen M, et al.
J Intern Med
. 2000 Apr;
247(3):318-24.
PMID: 10762447
Objective: To study the nutrient intakes and other lifestyle patterns of drug-treated hypertensives and control subjects. Design: A cross-sectional population-based epidemiological study. Setting: The participating study subjects visited the research...
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Kakko S, Tamminen M, Paivansalo M, Kauma H, Rantala A, Lilja M, et al.
Eur J Clin Invest
. 2000 Jan;
30(1):18-25.
PMID: 10619997
Background: The cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) is involved in the reverse cholesterol transport and is therefore a candidate gene for atherosclerosis. Design: The prevalences of the I405V and the...
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Rantala A, Kauma H, Lilja M, Savolainen M, Reunanen A, Kesaniemi Y
J Intern Med
. 1999 Mar;
245(2):163-74.
PMID: 10081519
Objectives: To determine the prevalence of the metabolic abnormalities associated with hypertension and to define the predictors of the metabolic syndrome by different definitions in random population-based samples. Design: A...
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Kauma H, Savolainen M, Rantala A, Lilja M, Kervinen K, Reunanen A, et al.
Am J Hypertens
. 1998 Dec;
11(11 Pt 1):1334-43.
PMID: 9832177
Apolipoprotein E (apoE) has an essential role in lipoprotein metabolism, but recent studies have also revealed other functions associated with it, eg, neurologic and malignant diseases. We studied the association...
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Paivansalo M, Merikanto J, Savolainen M, Lilja M, Rantala A, Kauma H, et al.
Clin Nephrol
. 1998 Oct;
50(3):161-8.
PMID: 9776419
The aim of the study was to investigate in a population-based series (1031 subjects, age range 40-60 years) whether the renal size of hypertensive subjects differs from that of control...
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Kauma H, Ikaheimo M, Savolainen M, Kiema T, Rantala A, Lilja M, et al.
Eur Heart J
. 1998 Aug;
19(7):1109-17.
PMID: 9717047
Aims: Variants of renin-angiotensin system genes are shown to be associated with cardiovascular pathology. The association between renin-angiotensin system genes and left ventricular mass was investigated in a population-based case-control...
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Rantala A, Paivansalo M, Kauma H, Lilja M, Savolainen M, Reunanen A, et al.
Diabetes Care
. 1998 Jul;
21(7):1188-93.
PMID: 9653618
Objective: To analyze the relationships between carotid atherosclerosis measured as intima-media thickness (IMT) and different measures of insulin in a population-based case-control study of men and women. Research Design And...