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Apolipoprotein J polymorphisms and serum HDL cholesterol levels in African blacks.
Human biology - 1 Apr 1999
Nestlerode C S, Bunker C H, Sanghera D K, Aston C E, Ukoli F A, Kamboh M I
Abstract excerpt
Apolipoprotein J (apoJ, protein; APOJ, gene) is found in serum associated with high-density lipoprotein (HDL) subfractions, which also contain apolipoprotein A-I (apoA1) and cholesteryl ester transfer protein. ApoJ has been shown to be involved in a variety of physiological functions, including lipid transport. In earlier studies we reported the existence of a common genetic polymorphism (APOJ*1 and APOJ*2...
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