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Human CD36 deficiency is associated with elevation in low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol.
American journal of medical genetics - 14 Aug 2000
Yanai H, Chiba H, Morimoto M, Abe K, Fujiwara H, Fuda H, Hui S P, Takahashi Y, Akita H, Jamieson G A, Kobayashi K, Matsuno K
Abstract excerpt
To find out whether CD36 plays a role in the human lipoprotein metabolism, we studied lipoprotein profiles in subjects with CD36 deficiency. Apparently healthy Japanese volunteers (n = 790) were classified by flow cytometry into three groups of normal (platelet and monocyte CD36+, n = 741, 93.8%), type-II deficiency (platelet CD36- and monocyte CD36+, n = 45, 5.7%), and type-I deficiency (platelet and monocyte...
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