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  1. Association of the Dedicator of Cytokinesis 2 (DOCK2) Gene Polymorphisms with COVID-19 and Plasma LDH, AST, ALT, and Ferritin Levels

    Article • Biomolecules, April 2026, MDPI AG

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  2. Association of TRPS1 rs2737229 and TRIB1 rs2954029 Genetic Polymorphisms with Subclinical Atherosclerosis, LDL Cholesterol, and Glucose Levels

    Article • Biology, April 2026, MDPI AG

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  3. The Functional OAS1 rs10774671A>G Variant Is Associated with COVID-19 Susceptibility in Mexican Patients

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, March 2026, MDPI AG

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  4. Longitudinal Examination of the UA/HDL-C Ratio as a Biomarker for Fatty Liver Disease: Findings from a Five-Year Follow-Up. Genetics of Atherosclerotic Disease (GEA) Study

    Article • Diagnostics, February 2026, MDPI AG

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  5. MOFI-FL, a novel score for detecting hepatic steatosis and predicting cardiometabolic mortality

    Article • Scientific Reports, August 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  6. Is UA/HDL-C a Reliable Surrogate Marker for Fatty Liver? A Comparative Evaluation with Metabolic Scores in a Mexican Population: The Genetics of Atherosclerotic Disease Study

    Article • Diagnostics, June 2025, MDPI AG

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  7. TRIB1 and TRPS1 Gene Polymorphisms Are Associated with the Incidence of Acute Coronary Syndrome and Plasma Lipid Concentrations

    Article • Biology, May 2025, MDPI AG

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  8. <i>DPP4</i> rs17574 polymorphism and elevated DPP4 levels linked to fatty liver in subclinical atherosclerosis: GEA study findings

    Article • Biomolecules and Biomedicine, April 2025, Association of Basic Medical Sciences of FBIH

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  9. Cholesterol 7 alpha-hydroxylase (<i>CYP7A1</i>) gene polymorphisms are associated with increased LDL-cholesterol levels and the incidence of subclinical atherosclerosis

    Article • Biomolecules and Biomedicine, March 2025, Association of Basic Medical Sciences of FBIH

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  10. Role of miRNAs in Regulating Ascending Aortic Dilation in Bicuspid Aortic Valve Patients Operated for Aortic Stenosis

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, January 2025, MDPI AG

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  11. Bioinformatics-based Analysis of the Variability of MPOX Virus Proteins

    Article • Letters in Drug Design & Discovery, December 2024, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Carlos Polanco, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón, FRANCISCO JAVIER ROLDÁN GÓMEZ

  12. Bioinformatics Insights on the Physicochemical Properties of Hepatitis Virus Envelope Glycoproteins

    Article • Letters in Drug Design & Discovery, November 2024, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Carlos Polanco, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón, FRANCISCO JAVIER ROLDÁN GÓMEZ

  13. The dysfunctional adiposity index is a clinical surrogate of pericardial fat in adults without premature CVD: A sub-analysis of the GEA Mexican study control group

    Article • Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, August 2024, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  14. Analysis of Circulating miRNA Expression Profiles in Type 2 Diabetes Patients with Diabetic Foot Complications

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, June 2024, MDPI AG

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  15. ELANE rs17223045C/T and rs3761007G/A variants: Protective factors against COVID-19

    Article • Biomolecules and Biomedicine, May 2024, Association of Basic Medical Sciences of FBIH

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  16. The usefulness of the genetic panel in the classification and refinement of diagnostic accuracy of Mexican patients with Marfan syndrome and other connective tissue disorders

    Article • Biomolecules and Biomedicine, March 2024, Association of Basic Medical Sciences of FBIH

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  17. Increased carotid intima-media thickness and cardiometabolic risk factors are associated with IL-6 gene polymorphisms in Mexican individuals: The Genetics of Atherosclerotic Disease Mexican study

    Article • Biomolecules and Biomedicine, March 2024, Association of Basic Medical Sciences of FBIH

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  18. Associations of the CYP7A1 Gene Polymorphisms Located in the Promoter and Enhancer Regions with the Risk of Acute Coronary Syndrome, Plasma Cholesterol, and the Incidence of Diabetes

    Article • Biomedicines, March 2024, MDPI AG

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  19. DNA Methylation of the IL-17A Gene Promoter Is Associated with Subclinical Atherosclerosis and Coronary Artery Disease: The Genetics of Atherosclerotic Disease Mexican Study

    Article • Current Issues in Molecular Biology, December 2023, MDPI AG

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  20. Association of the EPAS1 rs7557402 Polymorphism with Hemodynamically Significant Patent Ductus Arteriosus Closure Failure in Premature Newborns under Pharmacological Treatment with Ibuprofen

    Article • Diagnostics, August 2023, MDPI AG

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  21. ABO gene polymorphisms are associated with acute coronary syndrome and with plasma concentration of HDL-cholesterol and triglycerides

    Article • Biomolecules and Biomedicine, June 2023, Association of Basic Medical Sciences of FBIH

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  22. Analysis of GPR126 polymorphisms and their relationship with scoliosis in Marfan syndrome and Marfan-like syndrome in Mexican patients

    Article • Biomolecules and Biomedicine, June 2023, Association of Basic Medical Sciences of FBIH

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  23. Bioinformatics Study of the DNA and RNA Viruses Infecting Plants and Bacteria that Could Potentially Affect Animals and Humans

    Article • Current Bioinformatics, February 2023, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Carlos Polanco, Manlio Marquez , Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  24. Effect of the Melanocortin 4-Receptor Ile269Asn Mutation on Weight Loss Response to Dietary, Phentermine and Bariatric Surgery Interventions

    Article • Genes, December 2022, MDPI AG

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  25. Increased Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Asymptomatic Individuals Is Associated with the PCSK9 (rs2149041) Gene Polymorphism in the Mexican Mestizo Population: Results of the GEA Cohort

    Article • Life, September 2022, MDPI AG

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  26. Association of the Transmembrane Serine Protease-2 (TMPRSS2) Polymorphisms with COVID-19

    Article • Viruses, September 2022, MDPI AG

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  27. Effect of metabolic control on recurrent major adverse cardiovascular events and cardiovascular mortality in patients with premature coronary artery disease: Results of the Genetics of Atherosclerotic Disease study

    Article • Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, September 2022, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  28. Long-Term Exposure to Ozone and Fine Particulate Matter and Risk of Premature Coronary Artery Disease: Results from Genetics of Atherosclerotic Disease Mexican Study

    Article • Biology, July 2022, MDPI AG

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  29. Association of the rs17574 DPP4 Polymorphism with Premature Coronary Artery Disease in Diabetic Patients: Results from the Cohort of the GEA Mexican Study

    Article • Diagnostics, July 2022, MDPI AG

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  30. Osteoprotegerin Gene Polymorphisms Are Associated with Subclinical Atherosclerosis in the Mexican Mestizo Population

    Article • Diagnostics, June 2022, MDPI AG

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  31. FOXA3 Polymorphisms Are Associated with Metabolic Parameters in Individuals with Subclinical Atherosclerosis and Healthy Controls—The GEA Mexican Study

    Article • Biomolecules, April 2022, MDPI AG

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  32. The rs8176740 T/A and rs512770 T/C Genetic Variants of the ABO Gene Increased the Risk of COVID-19, as well as the Plasma Concentration Platelets

    Article • Biomolecules, March 2022, MDPI AG

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  33. ACE and ACE2 Gene Variants Are Associated With Severe Outcomes of COVID-19 in Men

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, February 2022, Frontiers

    Dr. Gustavo Jesus Vazquez-Zapien, Dr., Ph.D Monica Mata-Miranda, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  34. Bioinformatics-Based Characterization of Proteins Related to SARS-CoV- 2 Using the Polarity Index Method® (PIM®) and Intrinsic Disorder Predisposition

    Article • Current Proteomics, February 2022, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Carlos Polanco, Manlio Marquez , Prof. Vladimir N. Uversky, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  35. Characterization of Proteins from Putative Human DNA and RNA Viruses

    Article • Current Proteomics, February 2022, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Carlos Polanco, Manlio Marquez , Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  36. DNA Methylation Levels of the TBX5 Gene Promoter Are Associated with Congenital Septal Defects in Mexican Paediatric Patients

    Article • Biology, January 2022, MDPI AG

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  37. Los polimorfismos rs4783961 y rs708272 del gen CETP son asociados con la enfermedad arterial coronaria y no con la restenosis tras el implante de un stent coronario

    Article • Archivos de Cardiología de México, November 2021, Publicidad Permanyer, SLU

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  38. Association Analysis Between the Functional Single Nucleotide Variants in miR-146a, miR-196a-2, miR-499a, and miR-612 With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

    Article • Frontiers in Oncology, November 2021, Frontiers

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  39. Osteopontin Gene Polymorphisms Are Associated with Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Patients with Premature Coronary Artery Disease

    Article • Biomedicines, November 2021, MDPI AG

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  40. Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies a Functional SIDT2 Variant Associated With HDL-C (High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol) Levels and Premature Coronary Artery Disease

    Article • Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, September 2021, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  41. Native Low-Density Lipoproteins Act in Synergy with Lipopolysaccharide to Alter the Balance of Human Monocyte Subsets and Their Ability to Produce IL-1 Beta, CCR2, and CX3CR1 In Vitro and In Vivo: Implications in Atherogenesis

    Article • Biomolecules, August 2021, MDPI AG

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  42. Heterogeneity of Genetic Admixture Determines SLE Susceptibility in Mexican

    Article • Frontiers in Genetics, August 2021, Frontiers

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  43. Trp Fluorescence Redshift during HDL Apolipoprotein Denaturation Is Increased in Patients with Coronary Syndrome in Acute Phase: A New Assay to Evaluate HDL Stability

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, July 2021, MDPI AG

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  44. Dipeptidylpeptidase-4 levels and DPP4 gene polymorphisms in patients with COVID-19. Association with disease and with severity

    Article • Life Sciences, July 2021, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  45. The rs12617336 and rs17574 Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Polymorphisms Are Associated With Hypoalphalipoproteinemia and Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Serum Levels: A Case-Control Study of the Genetics of Atherosclerotic Disease (GEA) Cohort

    Article • Frontiers in Genetics, June 2021, Frontiers

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  46. The rs508487, rs236911, and rs236918 Genetic Variants of the Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin–Kexin Type 7 (PCSK7) Gene Are Associated with Acute Coronary Syndrome and with Plasma Concentrations of HDL-Cholesterol and Triglycerides

    Article • Cells, June 2021, MDPI AG

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  47. Association of the IL-37 Polymorphisms with Transaminases and Alkaline Phosphatase Levels in Premature Coronary Artery Disease Patients and Healthy Controls. Results of the Genetics of Atherosclerotic (GEA) Mexican Study

    Article • Diagnostics, June 2021, MDPI AG

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  48. BLK and BANK1 variants and interactions are associated with susceptibility for primary Sjögren’s syndrome and with some clinical features

    Article • Cellular Immunology, May 2021, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  49. Variants of PCSK9 Gene Are Associated with Subclinical Atherosclerosis and Cardiometabolic Parameters in Mexicans. The GEA Project

    Article • Diagnostics, April 2021, MDPI AG

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  50. Influence of COMT polymorphism in cognitive performance on dementia in community-dwelling elderly Mexican (SADEM study)

    Article • Metabolic Brain Disease, April 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  51. Interferon Regulatory Factor 5 (IRF5) Gene Haplotypes Are Associated with Premature Coronary Artery Disease. Association of the IRF5 Polymorphisms with Cardiometabolic Parameters. The Genetics of Atherosclerotic Disease (GEA) Mexican Study

    Article • Biomolecules, March 2021, MDPI AG

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  52. Are functional variants of the microRNA-146a gene associated with primary knee OA? Evidence in Mexican mestizo population

    Article • Molecular Biology Reports, February 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  53. A high-throughput multiplexed microfluidic device for COVID-19 serology assays

    Article • Lab on a Chip, January 2021, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  54. Association between congenital heart disease and NKX2.5 gene polymorphisms: systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Biomarkers in Medicine, December 2020, Future Medicine

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  55. Two genetic variants in the promoter region of the CCL5 gene are associated with the risk of acute coronary syndrome and with a lower plasma CCL5 concentration

    Article • Immunology Letters, December 2020, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  56. Epstein-Barr virus-induced gene 3 (EBI3) single nucleotide polymorphisms and their association with central obesity and risk factors for cardiovascular disease: The GEA study

    Article • Cytokine, November 2020, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  57. Genetic Variants and Haplotypes in OPG Gene Are Associated with Premature Coronary Artery Disease and Traditional Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Mexican Population: The GEA Study

    Article • DNA and Cell Biology, November 2020, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  58. Variability in genes related to SARS-CoV-2 entry into host cells (ACE2, TMPRSS2, TMPRSS11A, ELANE, and CTSL) and its potential use in association studies

    Article • Life Sciences, November 2020, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  59. IL-37 Gene and Cholesterol Metabolism: Association of Polymorphisms with the Presence of Hypercholesterolemia and Cardiovascular Risk Factors. The GEA Mexican Study

    Article • Biomolecules, October 2020, MDPI AG

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  60. The c.*52 A/G and c.*773 A/G Genetic Variants in the UTR′3 of the LDLR Gene Are Associated with the Risk of Acute Coronary Syndrome and Lower Plasma HDL-Cholesterol Concentration

    Article • Biomolecules, September 2020, MDPI AG

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  61. Genomic study of dilated cardiomyopathy in a group of Mexican patients using site‐directed next generation sequencing

    Article • Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine, September 2020, Wiley

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  62. Association of ERAP2 polymorphisms in Colombian HLA-B27+ or HLA-B15+ patients with SpA and its relationship with clinical presentation: axial or peripheral predominance

    Article • RMD Open, September 2020, BMJ

    Dr Juan C. Rueda, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  63. Microencapsulated Pomegranate Modifies the Composition and Function of High-Density Lipoproteins (HDL) in New Zealand Rabbits

    Article • Molecules, July 2020, MDPI AG

    Gabriel Betanzos, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  64. IL-12B Polymorphisms Are Associated with the Presence of Premature Coronary Artery Disease and with Cardiovascular Risk Factors: The Genetics of Atherosclerotic Disease Mexican Study

    Article • DNA and Cell Biology, July 2020, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  65. The rs46522 Polymorphism of the Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzyme E2Z Gene Is Associated with Abnormal Metabolic Parameters in Patients with Myocardial Infarction: The Genetics of Atherosclerosis Disease Mexican Study

    Article • DNA and Cell Biology, July 2020, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  66. <p>Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 and Osteopontin Gene Expression in Epicardial Adipose Tissue from Patients with Coronary Artery Disease Is Associated with the Presence of Calcified Atherosclerotic Plaques</p>

    Article • Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity, June 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  67. HLA genes in Amerindians from Mexico San Vicente Tancuayalab Teenek/Huastecos

    Article • Human Immunology, May 2020, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  68. Study of HLA genes in Mexico Mayo/Yoremes Amerindians: Further support of gene exchange with Pacific Islanders

    Article • Human Immunology, May 2020, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  69. Coronary Artery Calcium is Associated with LPA Gene Variant RS7765803-C in Mexican Mestizo Population. The GEA Project

    Article • Revista de Investigación Clínica, April 2020, Publicidad Permanyer, SLU

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  70. Genetic polymorphisms of IL17A associated with Chagas disease: results from a meta-analysis in Latin American populations

    Article • Scientific Reports, March 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  71. The Branched-chain Amino Acid Transaminase 1 -23C/G Polymorphism Confers Protection Against Acute Coronary Syndrome

    Article • Revista de Investigación Clínica, February 2020, Publicidad Permanyer, SLU

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  72. The Ser290Asn and Thr715Pro Polymorphisms of the SELP Gene Are Associated with A Lower Risk of Developing Acute Coronary Syndrome and Low Soluble P-Selectin Levels in A Mexican Population

    Article • Biomolecules, February 2020, MDPI AG

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  73. The role of socioeconomic status in the susceptibility to develop systemic lupus erythematosus in Mexican patients

    Article • Clinical Rheumatology, February 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  74. Common Variants in IL-20 Gene are Associated with Subclinical Atherosclerosis, Cardiovascular Risk Factors and IL-20 Levels in the Cohort of the Genetics of Atherosclerotic Disease (GEA) Mexican Study

    Article • Biomolecules, January 2020, MDPI AG

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  75. SREBF1c and SREBF2 gene polymorphisms are associated with acute coronary syndrome and blood lipid levels in Mexican population

    Article • PLOS One, September 2019, PLOS

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  76. The rs10455872-G allele of the LPA gene is associated with high lipoprotein(a) levels and increased aortic valve calcium in a Mexican adult population

    Article • Genetics and Molecular Biology, September 2019, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  77. Interleukin 10 gene polymorphisms and frailty syndrome in elderly Mexican people: (Sadem study)

    Article • Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine, August 2019, Wiley

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  78. Association Of Il-37 Rs2708965 Polymorphism With Cardiovascular Risk Factors In Individuals With Coronary Artery Disease, Subclinical Atherosclerosis And Healthy Controls. The Gea Mexican Study.

    Article • Atherosclerosis, August 2019, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  79. Association of vitamin D receptor polymorphisms and nephrolithiasis: A meta-analysis

    Article • Gene, August 2019, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  80. The Dpp-4 Rs12617336 Y Rs12617656 Polymorphisms Are Associated With Premature Coronary Artery Disease And Cardiovascular Risk Factors. The Gea Mexican Study.

    Article • Atherosclerosis, August 2019, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  81. The rs2066808 Polymorphism Located Near the IL-23A Gene Is Associated with Premature Coronary Artery Disease in Mexican Population (GEA Study)

    Article • DNA and Cell Biology, August 2019, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  82. Microencapsulated Pomegranate Reverts High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL)-Induced Endothelial Dysfunction and Reduces Postprandial Triglyceridemia in Women with Acute Coronary Syndrome

    Article • Nutrients, July 2019, MDPI AG

    Gabriel Betanzos, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  83. MRE11A Polymorphisms Are Associated With Subclinical Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Risk Factors. A Case-Control Study of the GEA Mexican Project

    Article • Frontiers in Genetics, May 2019, Frontiers

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  84. Atorvastatin and Fenofibrate Increase the Content of Unsaturated Acyl Chains in HDL and Modify In Vivo Kinetics of HDL-Cholesteryl Esters in New Zealand White Rabbits

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, May 2019, MDPI AG

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  85. Atorvastatin and Fenofibrate Exert Opposite Effects on the Vascularization and Characteristics of Visceral Adipose Tissue in New Zealand White Rabbits

    Article • Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Therapeutics, May 2019, SAGE Publications

    Dr Oscar Pérez-Méndez, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  86. Polymorphisms in B-Adrenergic Receptors Are Associated with Increased Risk to Have a Positive Head-Up Tilt Table Test in Patients with Vasovagal Syncope

    Article • Revista de Investigación Clínica, April 2019, Publicidad Permanyer, SLU

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  87. Genetic contributors to serum uric acid levels in Mexicans and their effect on premature coronary artery disease

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, March 2019, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  88. Interleukin 27 polymorphisms, their association with insulin resistance and their contribution to subclinical atherosclerosis. The GEA Mexican study

    Article • Cytokine, February 2019, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  89. The rs1805193, rs5361, and rs5355 single nucleotide polymorphisms in the E-selectin gene (SEL-E) are associated with subclinical atherosclerosis: The Genetics of Atherosclerotic Disease (GEA) Mexican study

    Article • Immunobiology, January 2019, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  90. Raet1e Polymorphisms Are Associated with Increased Risk of Developing Premature Coronary Artery Disease and with Some Cardiometabolic Parameters: The GEA Mexican Study

    Article • Mediators of Inflammation, December 2018, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Ramón M Coral-Vázquez, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  91. miR-196a2 (rs11614913) polymorphism is associated with coronary artery disease, but not with in-stent coronary restenosis

    Article • Inflammation Research, December 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  92. The −44 C/G (rs1800972) polymorphism of the β‐defensin 1 is associated with increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus

    Article • Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine, December 2018, Wiley

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  93. HDL-Mediated Lipid Influx to Endothelial Cells Contributes to Regulating Intercellular Adhesion Molecule (ICAM)-1 Expression and eNOS Phosphorylation

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, October 2018, MDPI AG

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  94. Fast Morphological Gallbladder Changes Triggered by a Hypercholesterolemic Diet

    Article • Annals of Hepatology, September 2018, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  95. Interleukin 10 gene polymorphisms are associated with a decreased risk of developing premature coronary artery disease and some clinical and metabolic parameters. The gea study

    Article • Atherosclerosis, August 2018, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  96. The MRE11A RS13447720 and RS499952 polymorphisms are associated with decreased risk of developing subclinical atherosclerosis and with some cardiovascular risk factors. The gea mexican study

    Article • Atherosclerosis, August 2018, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  97. HHIPL-1 (rs2895811) gene polymorphism is associated with cardiovascular risk factors and cardiometabolic parameters in Mexicans patients with myocardial infarction

    Article • Gene, July 2018, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  98. The IL-10-1082 (rs1800896) G allele is associated with a decreased risk of developing premature coronary artery disease and some IL-10 polymorphisms were associated with clinical and metabolic parameters. The GEA study

    Article • Cytokine, June 2018, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  99. The UCP2 -866G/A, Ala55Val and UCP3 -55C/T polymorphisms are associated with premature coronary artery disease and cardiovascular risk factors in Mexican population

    Article • Genetics and Molecular Biology, May 2018, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  100. Vitamin D Deficiency is not Associated with Fatty Liver in a Mexican Population

    Article • Annals of Hepatology, May 2018, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  101. C-reactive protein (CRP) polymorphisms and haplotypes are associated with SLE susceptibility and activity but not with serum CRP levels in Mexican population

    Article • Clinical Rheumatology, March 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  102. Characterization of immortalized human dermal microvascular endothelial cells (HMEC-1) for the study of HDL functionality

    Article • Lipids in Health and Disease, March 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón, Dr. Hector Cabrera-Fuentes

  103. Innate Immunity in Coronary Disease. The Role of Interleukin-12 Cytokine Family in Atherosclerosis

    Article • Revista de Investigación Clínica, March 2018, Publicidad Permanyer, SLU

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  104. CETP and LCAT Gene Polymorphisms Are Associated with High-Density Lipoprotein Subclasses and Acute Coronary Syndrome

    Article • Lipids, February 2018, Wiley

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  105. Class I HLA alleles are associated with influenza A H1N1 susceptibility.

    Article • Journal of Immunology Research, January 2018, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia, ARUN NARAYANANKUTTY, Juan Manuel Reséndiz-Hernández, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón, Alejandra Ramírez-Venegas

  106. Deficiencia de vitamina D y su asociación con enfermedad arterial coronaria en población mexicana: estudio Genético de la Enfermedad Aterosclerosa

    Article • Gaceta Médica de México, December 2017, Publicidad Permanyer, SLU

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  107. IL-15 polymorphisms are associated with subclinical atherosclerosis and cardiovascular risk factors. The Genetics of Atherosclerosis Disease (GEA) Mexican Study

    Article • Cytokine, November 2017, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  108. Association of the I148M/PNPLA3 (rs738409) polymorphism with premature coronary artery disease, fatty liver, and insulin resistance in type 2 diabetic patients and healthy controls. The GEA study

    Article • Immunobiology, October 2017, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  109. Prevalencia y extensión de la calcificación arterial coronaria en población mexicana asintomática cardiovascular: estudio Genética de la Enfermedad Aterosclerosa

    Article • Archivos de Cardiología de México, October 2017, Publicidad Permanyer, SLU

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  110. The T>A (rs11646213) gene polymorphism of cadherin-13 (CDH13) gene is associated with decreased risk of developing hypertension in Mexican population

    Article • Immunobiology, October 2017, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  111. Hyperuricemia is Associated with Increased Apo AI Fractional Catabolic Rates and Dysfunctional HDL in New Zealand Rabbits

    Article • Lipids, September 2017, Wiley

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  112. Differential expression of osteopontin, and osteoprotegerin mRNA in epicardial adipose tissue between patients with severe coronary artery disease and aortic valvular stenosis: association with HDL subclasses

    Article • Lipids in Health and Disease, August 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  113. Interleukin-35 polymorphisms are associated with decreased risk of premature coronary artery disease, metabolic parameters and IL-35 levels: the mexican genetics of atherosclerotic disease (GEA) study

    Article • Atherosclerosis, August 2017, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  114. Raet1e polymorphisms are associated with increased risk of developing coronary artery disease and with some cardiometabolic parameters. The genetics of atherosclerotic disease (GEA) mexican study

    Article • Atherosclerosis, August 2017, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  115. Vascular Calcification

    Article • Chinese Medical Journal, May 2017, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  116. Interaction between FTO rs9939609 and the Native American-origin ABCA1 rs9282541 affects BMI in the admixed Mexican population

    Article • BMC Medical Genetics, May 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  117. The NLRP3 and CASP1 gene polymorphisms are associated with developing of acute coronary syndrome: a case-control study

    Article • Immunologic Research, April 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  118. Prevalencia y asociación de la calcificación valvular aórtica con factores de riesgo y aterosclerosis coronaria en población mexicana

    Article • Archivos de Cardiología de México, April 2017, Publicidad Permanyer, SLU

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  119. Interleukin-27 polymorphisms are associated with premature coronary artery disease and metabolic parameters in the Mexican population: the genetics of atherosclerotic disease (GEA) Mexican study

    Article • Oncotarget, March 2017, Impact Journals, LLC

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  120. Receptor-interacting protein 2 (RIP2) gene polymorphisms are associated with increased risk of subclinical atherosclerosis and clinical and metabolic parameters. The Genetics of Atherosclerotic Disease (GEA) Mexican study

    Article • Experimental and Molecular Pathology, February 2017, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  121. The rs7044343 Polymorphism of the Interleukin 33 Gene Is Associated with Decreased Risk of Developing Premature Coronary Artery Disease and Central Obesity, and Could Be Involved in Regulating the Production of IL-33

    Article • PLOS One, January 2017, PLOS

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  122. Corrigendum to “Association of Nuclear Factor-Erythroid 2-Related Factor 2, Thioredoxin Interacting Protein, and Heme Oxygenase-1 Gene Polymorphisms with Diabetes and Obesity in Mexican Patients”

    Article • Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, January 2017, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  123. Interleukin 35 Polymorphisms Are Associated with Decreased Risk of Premature Coronary Artery Disease, Metabolic Parameters, and IL-35 Levels: The Genetics of Atherosclerotic Disease (GEA) Study

    Article • Mediators of Inflammation, January 2017, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  124. Association of Adiponectin with Subclinical Atherosclerosis in a Mexican-Mestizo Population

    Article • Archives of Medical Research, January 2017, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  125. Small HDL subclasses become cholesterol-poor during postprandial period after a fat diet intake in subjects with high triglyceridemia increases

    Article • Clinica Chimica Acta, January 2017, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  126. Association of human leukocyte A, B, and DR antigens in Colombian patients with diagnosis of spondyloarthritis

    Article • Clinical Rheumatology, December 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Juan C. Rueda, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  127. Possible role of intronic polymorphisms in the PHACTR1 gene on the development of cardiovascular disease

    Article • Medical Hypotheses, December 2016, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  128. Adipose tissue dysfunction increases fatty liver association with pre diabetes and newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus

    Article • Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome, November 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  129. Vitamin D and its effects on cardiovascular diseases: a comprehensive review

    Article • The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine, November 2016, Korean Association of Internal Medicine (KAMJE)

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  130. Association of interleukin-10 polymorphisms with risk factors of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias (SADEM study)

    Article • Immunology Letters, September 2016, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  131. The RS16900627 polymorphism of the receptor-interacting protein 2 ( RIP2 ) gene is associated with subclinical atherosclerosis. The genetics of atherosclerotic disease (GEA) Mexican study

    Article • Atherosclerosis, September 2016, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  132. Interleukin-27 polymorphisms are associated with premature coronary artery disease and insulin resistance. The genetics of atherosclerotic disease (GEA) Mexican study

    Article • Atherosclerosis, September 2016, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  133. PHACTR1 Gene Polymorphism Is Associated with Increased Risk of Developing Premature Coronary Artery Disease in Mexican Population

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, August 2016, MDPI AG

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  134. Polymorphisms of APLN-APLNR system are associated with essential hypertension in Mexican-Mestizo individuals

    Article • Experimental and Molecular Pathology, August 2016, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  135. The Effect of Resveratrol and Quercetin Treatment on PPAR Mediated Uncoupling Protein (UCP-) 1, 2, and 3 Expression in Visceral White Adipose Tissue from Metabolic Syndrome Rats

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, July 2016, MDPI AG

    Verónica Guarner-Lans, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  136. Angiotensin II Type 1 receptor (AGTR1) gene polymorphisms are associated with vascular manifestations in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc)

    Article • Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System, July 2016, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  137. Polimorfismos genéticos de interleucina-22 en pacientes con colitis ulcerosa

    Article • Revista de Gastroenterología de México, April 2016, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  138. Protective role of Interleukin 27 (IL-27) gene polymorphisms in patients with ulcerative colitis

    Article • Immunology Letters, April 2016, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  139. HDL-sphingomyelin reduction after weight loss by an energy-restricted diet is associated with the improvement of lipid profile, blood pressure, and decrease of insulin resistance in overweight/obese patients

    Article • Clinica Chimica Acta, February 2016, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  140. Increased HDL Size and Enhanced Apo A-I Catabolic Rates Are Associated With Doxorubicin-Induced Proteinuria in New Zealand White Rabbits

    Article • Lipids, January 2016, Wiley

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  141. Association of Nuclear Factor-Erythroid 2-Related Factor 2, Thioredoxin Interacting Protein, and Heme Oxygenase-1 Gene Polymorphisms with Diabetes and Obesity in Mexican Patients

    Article • Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, January 2016, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  142. Insulin Resistance in Adipose Tissue but Not in Liver Is Associated with Aortic Valve Calcification

    Article • Disease Markers, January 2016, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  143. rs3918242 MMP9 gene polymorphism is associated with myocardial infarction in Mexican patients

    Article • Genetics and Molecular Research, January 2016, Genetics and Molecular Research

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  144. Serum magnesium is inversely associated with coronary artery calcification in the Genetics of Atherosclerotic Disease (GEA) study

    Article • Nutrition Journal, December 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  145. Dietary fat and carbohydrate modulate the effect of the ATP-binding cassette A1 (ABCA1) R230C variant on metabolic risk parameters in premenopausal women from the Genetics of Atherosclerotic Disease (GEA) Study

    Article • Nutrition & Metabolism, November 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  146. Analysis of HLA-B15 and HLA-B27 in spondyloarthritis with peripheral and axial clinical patterns

    Article • BMJ Open, November 2015, BMJ

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  147. C3435T polymorphism of the ABCB1 gene is associated with poor clopidogrel responsiveness in a Mexican population undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention

    Article • Thrombosis Research, November 2015, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  148. The interleukin-1β-511 T>C (rs16944) gene polymorphism is associated with risk of developing silent myocardial ischemia in diabetic patients

    Article • Immunology Letters, November 2015, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  149. Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 gene ( MCP-1 ) polymorphisms are associated with risk of premature coronary artery disease in Mexican patients from the Genetics of Atherosclerotic Disease (GEA) study

    Article • Immunology Letters, October 2015, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  150. MHC2TA and FCRL3 genes are not associated with rheumatoid arthritis in Mexican patients

    Article • Rheumatology International, September 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  151. Fatty liver and abdominal fat relationships with high C-reactive protein in adults without coronary heart disease

    Article • Annals of Hepatology, September 2015, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  152. The C4280A (rs5705) gene polymorphism of the renin (REN) gene is associated with risk of developing coronary artery disease, but not with restenosis after coronary stenting

    Article • Experimental and Molecular Pathology, August 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Oscar Pérez-Méndez, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  153. Functional Polymorphism rs13306560 of the MTHFR Gene Is Associated With Essential Hypertension in a Mexican-Mestizo Population

    Article • Circulation Cardiovascular Genetics, August 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  154. Epicardial adipose tissue mrna expression of genes coding for proteins related with calcium deposit is related to HDL subclasses in patients with coronary artery disease

    Article • Atherosclerosis, July 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Oscar Pérez-Méndez, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  155. Adipose Tissue in Metabolic Syndrome: Onset and Progression of Atherosclerosis

    Article • Archives of Medical Research, July 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Oscar Pérez-Méndez, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  156. The rs10833 and rs1057972 polymorphisms of the IL-15 gene are associated with subclinical atherosclerosis. Results from the genetic of atherosclerotic disease Mexican study

    Article • Atherosclerosis, July 2015, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  157. Atorvastatin and fenofibrate combination induces the predominance of the large HDL subclasses and increased apo AI fractional catabolic rates in New Zealand white rabbits with exogenous hypercholesterolemia

    Article • Fundamental and Clinical Pharmacology, June 2015, Wiley

    Dr Oscar Pérez-Méndez, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  158. Identification of Copy Number Variations in Isolated Tetralogy of Fallot

    Article • Pediatric Cardiology, June 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  159. Identification of genetic variants in the TNF promoter associated with COPD secondary to tobacco smoking and its severity

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, June 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón, Alejandra Ramírez-Venegas

  160. HLA Class I and II Blocks Are Associated to Susceptibility, Clinical Subtypes and Autoantibodies in Mexican Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) Patients

    Article • PLOS One, May 2015, PLOS

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  161. Role of adiponectin and free fatty acids on the association between abdominal visceral fat and insulin resistance

    Article • Cardiovascular Diabetology, February 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  162. Low concentrations of phospholipids and plasma HDL cholesterol subclasses in asymptomatic subjects with high coronary calcium scores

    Article • Atherosclerosis, February 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Oscar Pérez-Méndez, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  163. The variant rs8048002 T>C in intron 3 of the MHC2TA gene is associated with risk of developing acute coronary syndrome

    Article • Cytokine, February 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Oscar Pérez-Méndez, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  164. The T29C (rs1800470) polymorphism of the transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) gene is associated with restenosis after coronary stenting in Mexican patients

    Article • Experimental and Molecular Pathology, February 2015, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  165. Hepatic lipase (LIPC) C-514T gene polymorphism is associated with cardiometabolic parameters and cardiovascular risk factors but not with fatty liver in Mexican population

    Article • Experimental and Molecular Pathology, February 2015, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  166. Interleukin-17A Gene Haplotypes Are Associated with Risk of Premature Coronary Artery Disease in Mexican Patients from the Genetics of Atherosclerotic Disease (GEA) Study

    Article • PLOS One, January 2015, PLOS

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  167. Next generation sequencing for molecular confirmation of hereditary sudden cardiac death syndromes

    Article • Archivos de Cardiología de México, January 2015, Publicidad Permanyer, SLU

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  168. Novel Mutationsin the Transcriptional Activator Domain of the Human TBX20 in Patients with Atrial Septal Defect

    Article • BioMed Research International, January 2015, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  169. Association of the C-type lectin-like domain family-16A (CLEC16A) gene polymorphisms with acute coronary syndrome in Mexican patients

    Article • Immunology Letters, December 2014, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  170. Protective role of DDAH2 (rs805304) gene polymorphism in patients with myocardial infarction

    Article • Experimental and Molecular Pathology, December 2014, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  171. Association of the suppressor of cytokine signaling 1 (SOCS1) gene polymorphisms with acute coronary syndrome in Mexican patients

    Article • Molecular Immunology, November 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Oscar Pérez-Méndez, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  172. Síndrome de Andersen-Tawil: una revisión del diagnóstico genético y clínico con énfasis en sus manifestaciones cardíacas

    Article • Archivos de Cardiología de México, October 2014, Publicidad Permanyer, SLU

    Manlio Marquez , Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  173. High-resolution HLA analysis of primary and secondary Sjögren’s syndrome: a common immunogenetic background in Mexican patients

    Article • Rheumatology International, September 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  174. Mixtec Mexican Amerindians: an HLA Alleles Study for America Peopling, Pharmacogenomics and Transplantation

    Article • Immunological Investigations, September 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Jose M Martin-Villa, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  175. Early endothelial nitrosylation and increased abdominal adiposity in Wistar rats after long-term consumption of food fried in canola oil

    Article • Nutrition, September 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Oscar Pérez-Méndez, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  176. IL-24 Gene Polymorphisms Are Associated with Cardiometabolic Parameters and Cardiovascular Risk Factors But Not with Premature Coronary Artery Disease: The Genetics of Atherosclerotic Disease Mexican Study

    Article • Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research, September 2014, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  177. Distribution of ABCB1, CYP3A5, CYP2C19, and P2RY12 gene polymorphisms in a Mexican Mestizos population

    Article • Molecular Biology Reports, August 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Oscar Pérez-Méndez, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  178. Haplotypes of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene are associated with coronary artery disease but not with restenosis after coronary stenting

    Article • Experimental and Molecular Pathology, August 2014, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  179. Angiotensin-1-converting enzyme (ACE) polymorphisms are associated with coronary artery disease but not with restenosis after coronary stenting

    Article • Atherosclerosis, August 2014, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  180. Interleukin-33 polymorphisms are associated with premature coronary artery disease and central obesity

    Article • Atherosclerosis, August 2014, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  181. TIMP2 gene polymorphisms are associated with hypertension in patients with myocardial infarction

    Article • Journal of Genetics, August 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  182. The −974C>A (rs3087459) gene polymorphism in the endothelin gene (EDN1) is associated with risk of developing acute coronary syndrome in Mexican patients

    Article • Gene, June 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Oscar Pérez-Méndez, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  183. The HIF1A rs2057482 polymorphism is associated with risk of developing premature coronary artery disease and with some metabolic and cardiovascular risk factors. The Genetics of Atherosclerotic Disease (GEA) Mexican Study

    Article • Experimental and Molecular Pathology, June 2014, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  184. Premature and severe cardiovascular disease in a Mexican male with markedly low high-density-lipoprotein-cholesterol levels and a mutation in the lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase gene: A family study

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Medicine, April 2014, Spandidos Publications

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  185. INTERLEUKIN-33 POLYMORPHISMS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH PREMATURE CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE AND CENTRAL OBESITY: RESULTS FROM THE GENETICS OF ATHEROSCLEROTIC DISEASE MEXICAN STUDY

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 2014, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  186. Association of the interleukin 15 (IL-15) gene polymorphisms with the risk of developing ulcerative colitis in Mexican individuals

    Article • Molecular Biology Reports, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  187. The (G>A) rs11573191 Polymorphism ofPLA2G5Gene Is Associated with Premature Coronary Artery Disease in the Mexican Mestizo Population: The Genetics of Atherosclerotic Disease Mexican Study

    Article • BioMed Research International, January 2014, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  188. The TGF-B1 and IL-10 gene polymorphisms are associated with risk of developing silent myocardial ischemia in the diabetic patients

    Article • Immunology Letters, November 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Oscar Pérez-Méndez, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  189. Value of EQ-5D in Mexican city older population with and without dementia (SADEM study)

    Article • International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, October 2013, Wiley

    PhD Rosalinda Sanchez, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  190. Toll-like receptor 4 gene polymorphisms and acute coronary syndrome: No association in a Mexican population

    Article • Archivos de Cardiología de México, October 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Oscar Pérez-Méndez, Dr Luis Angel Medina Andrade, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  191. The MHC2TA 1614 C>G gene polymorphism is associated with risk of developing acute coronary syndrome

    Article • Molecular Immunology, October 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Oscar Pérez-Méndez, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  192. HLA Class I and Class II Conserved Extended Haplotypes and Their Fragments or Blocks in Mexicans: Implications for the Study of Genetic Diversity in Admixed Populations

    Article • PLOS One, September 2013, PLOS

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  193. Variants in toll-like receptor 9 gene influence susceptibility to tuberculosis in a Mexican population

    Article • Journal of Translational Medicine, September 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  194. Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms within LIPA (Lysosomal Acid Lipase A) Gene Are Associated with Susceptibility to Premature Coronary Artery Disease. A Replication in the Genetic of Atherosclerotic Disease (GEA) Mexican Study

    Article • PLOS One, September 2013, PLOS

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  195. The Interleukin-1 Gene Cluster Polymorphisms Are Associated with Takayasu's Arteritis in Mexican Patients

    Article • Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research, July 2013, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Oscar Pérez-Méndez, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  196. Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms of the Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) Gene Are Associated with Essential Hypertension and Increased ACE Enzyme Levels in Mexican Individuals

    Article • PLOS One, May 2013, PLOS

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  197. Corrigendum to “HLA genes in Cubans and the detection of Amerindian alleles” [Mol. Immunol. 44 (March (7)) (2007) 2426–2435]

    Article • Molecular Immunology, April 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Jose M Martin-Villa, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  198. Normal HDL–apo AI turnover and cholesterol enrichment of HDL subclasses in New Zealand rabbits with partial nephrectomy

    Article • Metabolism, April 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Oscar Pérez-Méndez, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  199. LOW CHOLESTEROL AND PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE PLASMA CONCENTRATIONS OF HIGH-DENSITY LIPOPROTEINS SUBCLASSES IN SUBJECTS WITH CORONARY CALCIUM SCORE ABOVE THE 75TH PERCENTILE FOR AGE AND GENDER

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, March 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Oscar Pérez-Méndez, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  200. PROTECTIVE ROLE OF DDAH2 GENE HAPLOTYPES IN PATIENTS WITH MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, March 2013, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  201. Detecting Polymorphisms in Human Longevity Studies: HLA Typing and SNP Genotyping by Amplicon Sequencing

    Article • January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  202. Genetic polymorphisms of interleukin 20 (IL-20) in patients with ulcerative colitis

    Article • Immunology Letters, January 2013, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  203. Aldosterone synthase gene polymorphism and renal histopathologic changes in kidney transplant patients receiving a calcineurin inhibitor

    Article • Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System, December 2012, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  204. Shift of high-density lipoprotein size distribution toward large particles in patients with proteinuria

    Article • Clinica Chimica Acta, December 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Oscar Pérez-Méndez, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  205. The ABCA1 Gene R230C Variant Is Associated with Decreased Risk of Premature Coronary Artery Disease: The Genetics of Atherosclerotic Disease (GEA) Study

    Article • PLOS One, November 2012, PLOS

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  206. Distribution of theIL-1RN,IL-6,IL-10,INF-γ, andTNF-αGene Polymorphisms in the Mexican Population

    Article • Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers, October 2012, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  207. The MHC2TA gene polymorphisms are not associated with restenosis after coronary stenting in Mexican patients

    Article • Archivos de Cardiología de México, July 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Oscar Pérez-Méndez, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  208. The T29C polymorphism of the transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) gene is associated with genetic susceptibility to acute coronary syndrome in Mexican patients

    Article • Cytokine, June 2012, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  209. The Srb1+1050T Allele Is Associated with Metabolic Syndrome in Children but Not with Cholesteryl Ester Plasma Concentrations of High-Density Lipoprotein Subclasses

    Article • Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders, April 2012, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Oscar Pérez-Méndez, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  210. A SCN9A gene-encoded dorsal root ganglia sodium channel polymorphism associated with severe fibromyalgia

    Article • BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, February 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  211. The Matrix Metalloproteinase 2-1575 gene Polymorphism is Associated with the Risk of Developing Myocardial Infarction in Mexican Patients

    Article • Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis, January 2012, Japan Atherosclerosis Society

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  212. Overweight and obesity as markers for the evaluation of disease risk in older adults

    Article • The journal of nutrition health & aging, January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  213. Protective role of interleukin-19 gene polymorphisms in patients with ulcerative colitis

    Article • Human Immunology, November 2011, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  214. Tumor necrosis factor alpha promoter polymorphisms in Mexican patients with dengue fever

    Article • Acta Tropica, October 2011, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  215. Association of angiotensin II type 1-receptor gene polymorphisms with the risk of developing hypertension in Mexican individuals

    Article • Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System, August 2011, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  216. Genetic variants associated with severe pneumonia in A/H1N1 influenza infection

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, July 2011, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  217. Alleles and haplotypes of the interleukin 10 gene polymorphisms are associated with risk of developing acute coronary syndrome in Mexican patients

    Article • Cytokine, July 2011, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  218. Interleukin 1 β (IL-1B) and IL-1 Antagonist Receptor (IL-1RN) Gene Polymorphisms are Associated With the Genetic Susceptibility and Steroid Dependence in Patients With Ulcerative Colitis

    Article • Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, July 2011, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  219. Lipid plasma concentrations of HDL subclasses determined by enzymatic staining on polyacrylamide electrophoresis gels in children with metabolic syndrome

    Article • Clinica Chimica Acta, January 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Oscar Pérez-Méndez, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  220. Human Leukocyte Antigen-DRB1 Class II Genes in Mexican Amerindian Mazahuas: Genes and Languages Do Not Correlate

    Article • Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers, January 2011, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  221. The Interleukin 6 - 572 G>C (rs1800796) Polymorphism Is Associated with the Risk of Developing Acute Coronary Syndrome

    Article • Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers, December 2010, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Oscar Pérez-Méndez, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  222. 415 Abnormal Lipid Composition of Hdl Subclasses in Children with Metabolic Syndrome is Independent of Srbi (+1050T/C) and Adiponectin (+45T/G, +246G/T)Polymorphisms.

    Article • Pediatric Research, November 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Oscar Pérez-Méndez, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  223. HLA genes in Wayu Amerindians from Colombia

    Article • Immunological Investigations, October 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  224. HLA-Class II Genes in Mexican Amerindian Mayas: Relatedness with Guatemalan Mayans and Other Populations

    Article • Immunological Investigations, October 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  225. Depressive symptoms and APOE polymorphisms in an elderly population-based sample

    Article • Psychiatric Genetics, October 2010, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  226. Interleukin 1 receptor antagonist polymorphisms are associated with the risk of developing acute coronary syndrome in Mexicans

    Article • Immunology Letters, October 2010, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  227. PDCD1 gene polymorphisms in different Mexican ethnic groups and their role in the susceptibility to hypersensitivity pneumonitis

    Article • Clinical Biochemistry, July 2010, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  228. Enzymatic assessment of cholesterol on electrophoresis gels for estimating HDL size distribution and plasma concentrations of HDL subclasses

    Article • Journal of Lipid Research, January 2010, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Dr Oscar Pérez-Méndez, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  229. Cost-effective analysis of genotyping using oral cells in the geriatric population

    Article • Genetics and Molecular Research, January 2010, Genetics and Molecular Research

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  230. Distribution of HLA Class II Alleles and Haplotypes in Mexican Mestizo Population: Comparison with Other Populations

    Article • Immunological Investigations, January 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  231. HLA class I and II polymorphisms in Mexican Mestizo patients with dengue fever

    Article • Acta Tropica, November 2009, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  232. 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

    Article • Nutrition Research, October 2009, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  233. Human Leukocyte Antigens I and II Haplotypes Associated With Human Papillomavirus 16-Positive Invasive Cervical Cancer in Mexican Women

    Article • International Journal of Gynecological Cancer, August 2009, Wiley

    PhD Ricardo M. Cerda-Flores, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  234. Protective KIR–HLA interactions for HCV infection in intravenous drug users

    Article • Molecular Immunology, August 2009, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  235. Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha and Interleukin 10 Promoter Polymorphisms in Mexican Patients with Restenosis After Coronary Stenting

    Article • Biochemical Genetics, July 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  236. Association of adrenergic receptor gene polymorphisms with different fibromyalgia syndrome domains

    Article • Arthritis & Rheumatism, July 2009, Wiley

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  237. Relationship Between the Angiotensin I–Converting Enzyme Insertion/Deletion (I/D) Polymorphism and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Healthy Young Mexican Women

    Article • Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers, April 2009, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  238. Rosiglitazone modifies HDL structure and increases HDL-apo AI synthesis and catabolic rates

    Article • Clinica Chimica Acta, March 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Oscar Pérez-Méndez, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  239. High resolution human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I and class II allele typing in Mexican mestizo women with sporadic breast cancer: case-control study

    Article • BMC Cancer, February 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  240. HLA-DR Allele Frequencies in Mexican Mestizos with Autoimmune Liver Diseases Including Overlap Syndromes

    Article • Immunological Investigations, January 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Sergio Zepeda-Gomez, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  241. Association BetweenIL-1BandIL-1RNGene Polymorphisms and Chagas' Disease Development Susceptibility

    Article • Immunological Investigations, January 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Oscar Pérez-Méndez, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  242. Mixomas cardiacos y complejo de Carney

    Article • Revista Española de Cardiología, November 2008, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  243. 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

    Article • Clinica Chimica Acta, November 2008, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  244. Comparative study of the residues 63 and 67 on the HLA-B molecule in patients with Takayasu's arteritis and tuberculosis

    Article • Cell Biochemistry and Function, October 2008, Wiley

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  245. Allelic diversity at the primate MHC-DMB locus: presence of a conserved tyrosine inhibitory motif in the cytoplasmic tail

    Article • Tissue Antigens, September 2008, Wiley

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  246. Genetic admixture and diversity estimations in the Mexican Mestizo population from Mexico City using 15 STR polymorphic markers

    Article • Forensic Science International Genetics, June 2008, Elsevier

    PhD Rosalinda Sanchez, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  247. Transporter associated with antigen processing (TAP) 1 gene polymorphisms in patients with hypersensitivity pneumonitis

    Article • Experimental and Molecular Pathology, April 2008, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  248. HLA class I and class II haplotypes in admixed families from several regions of Mexico

    Article • Molecular Immunology, February 2008, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  249. The interleukin 1B–511 polymorphism is associated with the risk of developing restenosis after coronary stenting in Mexican patients

    Article • Human Immunology, February 2008, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  250. Apolipoprotein E polymorphisms in Mexican patients with coronary artery disease

    Article • Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM), January 2008, De Gruyter

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  251. MCP-1, RANTES, and SDF-1 polymorphisms in Mexican patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

    Article • Human Immunology, December 2007, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  252. Prospective meta-analysis of interleukin 1 gene complex polymorphisms confirms associations with ankylosing spondylitis

    Article • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, November 2007, BMJ

    Professor Rosa Sorrentino, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  253. HLA Genes in Mayos Population from Northeast Mexico

    Article • Current Genomics, November 2007, Bentham Science Publishers

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  254. HLA-DRB1*0101 is associated with the genetic susceptibility to develop lichen planus in the Mexican Mestizo population

    Article • Archives of Dermatological Research, July 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  255. Association of HLA-DRB1*16 with chronic discoid lupus erythematosus in Mexican mestizo patients

    Article • Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, July 2007, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  256. The risk of developing cervical cancer in Mexican women is associated to CYP1A1 MspI polymorphism

    Article • European Journal of Cancer, July 2007, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  257. Class I and class II major histocompatibility complex genes in Mexican patients with actinic prurigo

    Article • British Journal of Dermatology, May 2007, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  258. Comparison Distribution of HLA-B Alleles in Mexican Patients with Takayasu Arteritis and Tuberculosis

    Article • Human Immunology, May 2007, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  259. The Arg389Gly β1-adrenergic receptor gene polymorphism and susceptibility to faint during head-up tilt test

    Article • EP Europace, April 2007, European Society of Cardiology

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  260. HLA-DR association with the genetic susceptibility to develop ashy dermatosis in Mexican Mestizo patients

    Article • Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, April 2007, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  261. HLA-E polymorphism in Amerindians from Mexico (Mazatecans), Colombia (Wayu) and Chile (Mapuches): evolution of MHC-E gene

    Article • Tissue Antigens, April 2007, Wiley

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  262. HLA genes in Cubans and the detection of Amerindian alleles

    Article • Molecular Immunology, March 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Jose M Martin-Villa, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  263. Palmitic acid in HDL is associated to low apo A-I fractional catabolic rates in vivo

    Article • Clinica Chimica Acta, March 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Oscar Pérez-Méndez, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  264. HLA-DRB1*08 allele may help to distinguish between type 1 diabetes mellitus and type 2 diabetes mellitus in Mexican children

    Article • Pediatric Diabetes, February 2007, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  265. MHC class II genes in Mexican patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy

    Article • Experimental and Molecular Pathology, February 2007, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  266. Origin of Mexican Nahuas (Aztecs) according to HLA genes and their relationships with worldwide populations

    Article • Molecular Immunology, February 2007, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  267. Catechol-O-methyltransferase gene haplotypes in Mexican and Spanish patients with fibromyalgia

    Article • Arthritis Research & Therapy, January 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  268. Angiotensin-I-converting enzyme (ACE) insertion/deletion polymorphism in Mexican patients with coronary artery disease. Association with the disease but not with lipid levels

    Article • Experimental and Molecular Pathology, October 2006, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  269. Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Promoter Polymorphisms in Mexican Patients With Spondyloarthritis

    Article • Human Immunology, October 2006, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  270. β1-adrenergic receptor gene polymorphisms in Mexican patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy

    Article • Experimental and Molecular Pathology, June 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Oscar Pérez-Méndez, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  271. Low grade radiographic sacroiliitis as prognostic factor in patients with undifferentiated spondyloarthritis fulfilling diagnostic criteria for ankylosing spondylitis throughout follow up

    Article • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, May 2006, BMJ

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  272. HLA genes in Mexican Teeneks: HLA genetic relationship with other worldwide populations

    Article • Molecular Immunology, March 2006, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  273. Distribution of paraoxonase PON1 gene polymorphisms in Mexican populations. Its role in the lipid profile

    Article • Experimental and Molecular Pathology, February 2006, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  274. Role of the HLA-DQ locus in the development of chronic gastritis and gastric carcinoma in Mexican patients

    Article • World Journal of Gastroenterology, January 2006, Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited (formerly WJG Press)

    Dr. Roberto Herrera-Goepfert, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  275. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha promoter polymorphism in Mexican patients with Chagas’ disease

    Article • Immunology Letters, April 2005, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  276. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha −308 promoter polymorphism contributes independently to HLA alleles in the severity of rheumatoid arthritis in Mexicans

    Article • Journal of Autoimmunity, February 2005, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  277. Comparative study of the residues 63 and 67 on the HLA-B molecule in patients with Takayasu's Arteritis

    Article • Immunology Letters, January 2005, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  278. Cytochrome P4501A1 polymorphisms in the Amerindian and Mestizo populations of Mexico

    Article • Cell Biochemistry and Function, January 2005, Wiley

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  279. Matrix γ-Carboxyglutamic Acid Protein (MGP) G-7A and T-138C Gene Polymorphisms in Indian (Mayo and Teenek) and Mestizo Populations from Mexico

    Article • Human Biology, January 2005, Project Muse

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  280. β 1 Adrenergic Receptor Polymorphisms Arg389Gly and Ser49Gly in the Amerindian and Mestizo Populations of Mexico

    Article • Human Biology, January 2005, Project Muse

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  281. Association study of LMP gene polymorphisms in Mexican patients with spondyloarthritis

    Article • Human Immunology, December 2004, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  282. HLA-DQA1, -DQB1 and -DRB1 alleles in Mazatecan population from Mexico

    Article • Human Immunology, September 2004, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  283. Polymorphisms in the promoter region of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and the HLA-DRB1 locus in Mexican Mestizo patients with ulcerative colitis

    Article • Immunology Letters, August 2004, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  284. Different evolutionary pathway of B*570101 and B*5801 ( B17 group) alleles based in intron sequences

    Article • Immunogenetics, March 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Jose M Martin-Villa, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  285. HLA-DRB1 alleles encoding the “shared epitope” are associated with susceptibility to developing rheumatoid arthritis whereas HLA-DRB1 alleles encoding an aspartic acid at position 70 of the β-chain are protective in Mexican mestizos

    Article • Human Immunology, March 2004, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  286. MHC class I and class II genes in mexican patients with Chagas disease

    Article • Human Immunology, January 2004, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  287. MHC class II alleles in Mexican patients with rheumatic heart disease

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, November 2003, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  288. HLA class II genotypes in Mexican Mestizo patients with myasthenia gravis

    Article • European Journal of Neurology, October 2003, Wiley

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  289. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha promoter polymorphisms in Mexican patients with rheumatic heart disease

    Article • Journal of Autoimmunity, August 2003, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  290. Distribution of HLA-B alleles in Mexican Amerindian populations

    Article • Immunogenetics, January 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  291. Familial collapsing glomerulopathy: Clinical, pathological and immunogenetic features

    Article • Kidney International, January 2003, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  292. Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Gene (ACE) Insertion/Deletion Polymorphism in Mexican Populations

    Article • Human Biology, January 2003, Project Muse

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  293. Clinical and genetic heterogeneity in Mexican patients with ulcerative colitis

    Article • Human Immunology, January 2003, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  294. Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Gene Polymorphism in the Indian and Mestizo Populations of Mexico

    Article • Human Biology, January 2003, Project Muse

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  295. HLA-DR antigen frequencies in Mexican patients with dengue virus infection: HLA-DR4 as a possible genetic resistance factor for dengue hemorrhagic fever

    Article • Human Immunology, November 2002, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  296. LMP2 and LMP7 gene polymorphism in Mexican populations: Mestizos and Amerindians

    Article • Genes & Immunity, September 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  297. Effect of HLA-B and HLA-DR genes on susceptibility to and severity of spondyloarthropathies in Mexican patients

    Article • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, August 2002, BMJ

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  298. Distribution of class I and class III MHC antigens in the Tarasco Amerindians

    Article • Human Immunology, February 2002, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  299. HLA Study on Two Mexican Mestizo Families with Autoimmune Thyroid Disease

    Article • Autoimmunity, January 2002, Taylor & Francis

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  300. Heat shock protein 70 gene polymorphisms in Mexican patients with spondyloarthropathies

    Article • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, January 2002, BMJ

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  301. rpoB Gene Mutations in Rifampin-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Identified by Polymerase Chain Reaction Single-Stranded Conformational Polymorphism

    Article • December 2001, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  302. Tumor necrosis factor-α promoter polymorphisms in Mexican patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)

    Article • Genes & Immunity, November 2001, Springer Science + Business Media

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  303. Class II allele and haplotype frequencies in Mexican systemic lupus erythematosus patients: the relevance of considering homologous chromosomes in determining susceptibility

    Article • Human Immunology, August 2001, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  304. Polymorphism and distribution of HLA-DR2 alleles in Mexican populations

    Article • Human Immunology, March 2001, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  305. Influence of the Apolipoprotein E Polymorphism on Plasma Lipoproteins in a Mexican Population

    Article • Human Biology, January 2001, Project Muse

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  306. HLA genes in Mexican Mazatecans, the peopling of the Americas and the uniqueness of Amerindians

    Article • Tissue Antigens, November 2000, Wiley

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  307. DNA sequencing of HLA-B alleles in Mexican patients with Takayasu arteritis

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, August 2000, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  308. Lack of association between the polymorphism at the heat-shock protein (HSP70-2) gene and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in the Mexican Mestizo population

    Article • Genes & Immunity, July 2000, Springer Science + Business Media

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  309. HLA-DR4 allele frequencies on Indian and Mestizo population from Mexico

    Article • Human Immunology, March 2000, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  310. HLA-DRB and HLA-DQB loci in the genetic susceptibility to develop glaucoma in Mexicans

    Article • American Journal of Ophthalmology, September 1999, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  311. Heat-shock protein (HSP70-2) allelic frequencies in three distinct Mexican populations

    Article • Genes & Immunity, September 1999, Springer Science + Business Media

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  312. Genetic features of Mexican women predisposing to cancer of the uterine cervix

    Article • Human Pathology, June 1999, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  313. Evolutionary relationships between HLA‐B alleles as indicated by an analysis of intron sequences

    Article • Tissue Antigens, February 1999, Wiley

    Professor Jose M Martin-Villa, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  314. Intron 2 and exon 3 sequences of HLA-B alleles may be involved in the susceptibility to develop Takayasu arteritis

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, October 1998, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  315. Complotype SC30 Is Associated With Susceptibility to Develop Ulcerative Colitis in Mexicans

    Article • Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, September 1998, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  316. Primate Mhc-E and -G alleles

    Article • Immunogenetics, January 1998, Springer Science + Business Media

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  317. Haplotype Distribution of Class II MHC Genes in Mexican Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology, January 1998, Taylor & Francis

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  318. HLA-DR7 in Association with Chlorpromazine-induced Lupus Anticoagulant (LA)

    Article • Journal of Autoimmunity, December 1997, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  319. Generation of the HLA-B35, -B5, -B16, and B15 groups of alleles studied by intron 1 and 2 sequence analysis

    Article • Immunogenetics, October 1997, Springer Science + Business Media

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  320. Description of HLA - A * 6803 and A * 68N in Mazatecan Indians from Mexico

    Article • Immunogenetics, September 1997, Springer Science + Business Media

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  321. Primate Mhc-E and -G alleles

    Article • Immunogenetics, July 1997, Springer Science + Business Media

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  322. Description of a new HLA-B40 allele (B * 4011) found in a Mexican individual of Nahua (Aztec) descent

    Article • Immunogenetics, July 1997, Springer Science + Business Media

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  323. Further evidence of the role of HLA-DR4 in the genetic susceptibility to actinic prurigo

    Article • Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, June 1997, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  324. Differences in intron 2 sequences between B * 39061 and B * 39062 in Amerindians: comparison with those of B * 3901, B * 5101, and B * 52012 alleles

    Article • Immunogenetics, April 1997, Springer Science + Business Media

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  325. Description of a New HLA-E (E∗01031) Allele and Its Frequency in the Spanish Population

    Article • Human Immunology, April 1997, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  326. High polymorphism of Mhc-E locus in non-human primates: alleles with identical exon 2 and 3 are found in two different species

    Article • Tissue Antigens, February 1997, Wiley

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  327. Frequencies of HLA-A and HLA-B alleles in a Mexico City mestizo sample

    Article • American Journal of Human Biology, January 1997, Wiley

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  328. Relationship of anticardiolipin antibodies and antiphospholipid syndrome to HLA-DR7 in Mexican patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)

    Article • Lupus, January 1997, SAGE Publications

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  329. A new sequence (Mhc-BJ ) showing similarity both to Mhc-B alleles and to the HLA-J pseudogene in Macaca mulatta

    Article • Immunogenetics, November 1996, Springer Science + Business Media

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  330. HLA-DR6 (possibly DRB1*1301) is associated with susceptibility to Takayasu arteritis in Mexicans

    Article • Heart and Vessels, November 1996, Springer Science + Business Media

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  331. A novel HLA-B35 (B*3517) allele found in a Mexican of Otomi descent

    Article • Tissue Antigens, June 1996, Wiley

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  332. The role of HLA-DR alleles and complotypes through the ethnic barrier in systemic lupus erythematosus in Mexicans

    Article • Lupus, June 1996, SAGE Publications

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  333. An HLA class I PCR-SSP typing study in Caucasoid Siberians

    Article • Human Immunology, April 1996, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  334. A new HLA-B35 (B * 3516) allele found in a Mexican of Nahua (Aztec) descent

    Article • Immunogenetics, February 1996, Springer Science + Business Media

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  335. Description of a novel HLA-B35 (B∗3514) allele found in a mexican family of Nahua Aztec descent

    Article • Human Immunology, February 1996, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  336. HLA DR and DQ polymorphism in Ashkenazi and non‐Ashkenazi Jews: comparison with other Mediterraneans

    Article • Tissue Antigens, January 1996, Wiley

    Professor Jose M Martin-Villa, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  337. A newHLA-B35 (B * 3516) allele found in a Mexican of Nahua (Aztec) descent

    Article • Immunogenetics, January 1996, Springer Science + Business Media

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  338. Independent Associations of the HLA-B27 Antigen and the Complement Haplotype SC21 in Chronic Anterior Uveitis

    Article • Ocular Immunology and Inflammation, January 1996, Taylor & Francis

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  339. Association of hla–dr5 (possibly drb1*1201) with the primary antiphospholipid syndrome in mexican patients

    Article • Arthritis & Rheumatism, September 1995, Wiley

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  340. Immunogenetic Aspects in Primary Open-angle Glaucoma in Family Members of Mexican Mestizo Glaucomatous Patients

    Article • American Journal of Ophthalmology, December 1994, Elsevier

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  341. HLA-B alleles and complotypes in Mexican patients with seronegative spondyloarthropathies.

    Article • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, November 1994, BMJ

    Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón