Article
ApoA-I(MALLORCA) impairs LCAT activation and induces dominant familial hypoalphalipoproteinemia.
Journal of lipid research - 1 Jan 2002
Martín-Campos Jesús M, Julve Josep, Escolà Joan Carles, Ordóñez-Llanos Jordi, Gómez Joaquin, Binimelis Jaume, González-Sastre Francesc, Blanco-Vaca Francisco
Abstract excerpt
Apolipoprotein (apo)A-I is the major protein component of HDL and the cofactor for LCAT. We describe a large Spanish kindred, living in the Mediterranean Island of Mallorca, that presents a dominant form of hypoalphalipoproteinemia. The lipid profile of this family was studied because the proband, a 40-year-old male presenting signs of coronary atherosclerosis, showed severe HDL deficiency. However, none of the...
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