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Absence of association between genetic variation in the LIPC gene promoter and plasma lipoproteins in three Canadian populations.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Sept 1999
Hegele R A, Harris S B, Brunt J H, Young T K, Hanley A J, Zinman B, Connelly P W
Abstract excerpt
The promoter sequence variant -480T in the hepatic lipase gene (LIPC) has been shown to be significantly associated with low post-heparin hepatic lipase activity. Some studies have also found that the -480T variant is associated with elevation in plasma HDL cholesterol. We tested for associations...
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