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Relationship between TaqIB cholesteryl ester transfer protein gene polymorphism and macrovascular complications in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes - 1 Mar 2002
Kawasaki Isao, Tahara Hideki, Emoto Masanori, Shoji Tetsuo, Nishizawa Yoshiki
Abstract excerpt
Cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) is a key regulating factor of lipid metabolism, and the polymorphism of its gene may therefore be a candidate for modulating the lipid parameters, altering the susceptibility to atherosclerosis in type 2 diabetic subjects. In a group of 443 unrelated Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes, we studied the B1B2 polymorphism at the CETP locus, which is detectable with the...
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