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A novel mutation in the intron 1 splice donor site of the cholesterol ester transfer protein (CETP) gene as a cause of hyperalphalipoproteinemia.
Metabolism: clinical and experimental - 1 Mar 2002
Jap Tjin-Shing, Wu Yi-Chi, Tso Yi-Chu, Chiu Chih-Yang
Abstract excerpt
The exchange of cholesterol ester (CE) between lipoproteins occurs through the action of cholesterol ester transfer protein (CETP). The human CETP gene is composed of 16 exons encompassing 25 kbp on chromosome 16q13. The objective of this study was to determine whether a mutation in the CETP gene accounted for severe hyperalphalipoproteinemia in an 80-year-old subject. As a secondary objective, we also...
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