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A common mutation of cholesteryl ester transfer protein gene in dialysis patients.
Kidney international. Supplement - 1 Jul 1999
Kimura H, Gejyo F, Suzuki S, Yamaguchi T, Imura T, Miyazaki R, Ei K, Ei I, Oda M, Miyakawa Y, Arakawa M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In patients on maintenance hemodialysis, a decreased concentration of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) is an apparent independent risk factor for vascular disease (VD). A common missense mutation of cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) gene, D442G (Asp442 to Gly), increases HDL-C levels, but the mutation may also diminish the activity of reverse cholesterol transport. METHODS: We...
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