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Relation of the -514C/T polymorphism in the hepatic lipase gene to serum HDL and LDL cholesterol levels in postmenopausal women under hormone replacement therapy.
Atherosclerosis - 1 May 2002
Yamakawa-Kobayashi Kimiko, Somekawa Yoshiaki, Fujimura Mitsuko, Tomura Shigeo, Arinami Tadao, Hamaguchi Hideo
Abstract excerpt
Hepatic lipase (HL) is a lipolytic enzyme that catalyzes hydrolysis of triglycerides and phospholipids in all major classes of lipoproteins. Recently, a -514C/T polymorphism in the promoter region of the HL gene was found to be associated with variations in hepatic lipase activity and serum high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels. Postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has known favorable...
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