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Effect of gender on phenotypic expression of the S447X mutation in LPL: the Copenhagen City Heart Study.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Nov 2002
Wittrup Hans H, Nordestgaard Børge G, Steffensen Rolf, Jensen Gorm, Tybjaerg-Hansen Anne
Abstract excerpt
The G188E, D9N, and N291S mutations in LPL increase TG, reduce HDL cholesterol, and increase risk of ischemic heart disease. The common S447X mutation may have opposite effects. We genotyped 8451 women and men from the Danish general population, and 854 women and men with ischemic heart disease....
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