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Apolipoprotein B-100: employing the electrochemiluminescence technology of the Elecsys systems for the detection of the point mutation Arg(3500)Gln.
Clinical laboratory - 1 Jan 2000
Klingler K R, Zech D, Wielckens K
Abstract excerpt
Apolipoprotein B-100 (apo B-100) plays an essential role in lipoprotein metabolism where it is involved in the clearance of LDL particles from the bloodstream. The mutation Arg3500Gln in the apo B-100 gene impairs the binding of the LDL particles to the LDL receptor, resulting in elevated LDL-cholesterol levels in the blood which, in turn, fuel the development of premature atherosclerosis. Here we describe a...
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