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Single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the lipoprotein lipase gene associated with coronary heart disease in Chinese.
European journal of pharmacology - 1 Nov 2002
Su Zhi G, Zhang Si Z, Hou Yi P, Li T, Nebert Daniel W, Zhang L, Huang De J, Liao Lin C, Xiao Cui Y
Abstract excerpt
Coronary heart disease is a complex disease reflecting the interaction of multiple genes with the environment (e.g. diet, life style). Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) plays an important role in lipid metabolism and the pathogenesis of coronary atherosclerosis. Recent associations between single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the LPL gene and heart disease have been reported, but little is known in Chinese. The LPL gene...
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