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Postprandial plasma ApoB-48 levels are influenced by a polymorphism in the promoter of the microsomal triglyceride transfer protein gene.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Feb 2002
Lundahl Björn, Hamsten Anders, Karpe Fredrik
Abstract excerpt
The microsomal triglyceride transfer protein (MTP) plays a key role in the secretion of apolipoprotein B (apoB)-containing lipoproteins. The rare variant of a functional polymorphism in the promoter region of the MTP gene has been associated with elevated transcriptional activity of the gene in v...
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