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Association of pre-eclampsia with common coding sequence variations in the lipoprotein lipase gene.
Clinical genetics - 1 Oct 1999
Hubel C A, Roberts J M, Ferrell R E
Abstract excerpt
Marked dyslipidemia may contribute to endothelial cell dysfunction in pre-eclampsia. Carriers of N291S or D9N missense mutations in the lipoprotein lipase (LPL) gene exhibit reductions in LPL activity and are predisposed to dyslipidemia and cardiovascular disease. In Caucasians, the D9N variant i...
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