ICAM E469K may not be a risk factor for the acromegaly in Turkish population but may be associated with hypertension, higher FPG and lower HDL-C in acromegalic patients.
K469E gene polymorphism of ICAM-1 was related to ACS recurrence and cardiovascular mortality, K allele probably an independent risky factor and hypertension and to which the level of HDL-C were closely related.