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The frequency of the cholesteryl ester transfer protein-TaqI B2 allele is lower in African Americans than in Caucasians.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Jul 2002
Cuchel Marina, Wolfe Megan L, deLemos Andrew S, Rader Daniel J
Abstract excerpt
Cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) mediates the exchange of cholesteryl ester for triglyceride between high density lipoprotein (HDL) and very low density lipoprotein. The B2 allele of the TaqIB polymorphism located in the first intron of the CETP gene occurs with an allele frequency of ab...
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