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Effects of Ava II and Hinc II polymorphisms at the LDL receptor gene on serum lipid levels of Brazilian individuals with high risk for coronary heart disease.
Journal of clinical laboratory analysis - 1 Jan 1999
Salazar L A, Hirata M H, Giannini S D, Forti N, Diament J, Issa J S, Hirata R D
Abstract excerpt
Coronary heart disease (CHD) has presented high prevalence in the Brazilian population. Nevertheless, studies of genetic risk factors for CHD in our country are insufficiently carried out. We have investigated the effects of Ava II (exon 13) and Hinc II (exon 12) polymorphisms at the low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) gene on circulating lipids of 170 white unrelated individuals presenting a lipid profile...
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