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Genetic variations of cholesterol ester transfer protein gene in Koreans.
Human biology - 1 Dec 2001
Hong S H, Kim Y R, Song J, Kim J Q
Abstract excerpt
An absence of cholesterol ester transfer protein (CETP, protein; CETP, gene) results in an increase of the apolipoprotein AI levels and a decrease in the low density lipoprotein (LDL) levels. Thus, the CETP polymorphism is important in the assessment of risk of atherosclerosis. This study was conducted to elucidate the genotype distributions of the CETP polymorphism and association with plasma lipid levels in...
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