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The lipoprotein lipase gene HindIII polymorphism is associated with lipid levels in early-onset type 2 diabetic patients.
Metabolism: clinical and experimental - 1 Mar 2003
Ma Yan Qin, Thomas G Neil, Ng Maggie C Y, Critchley Julian A J H, Chan Juliana C N, Tomlinson Brian
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Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) plays a central role in triglyceride metabolism, and the LPL gene T495G HindIII polymorphism has been associated with variations in lipid levels and heart disease in Caucasians with the more common H+ allele being associated with adverse lipid profiles and increased risk of CHD. We investigated this polymorphism in 785 Chinese subjects with varying components of the metabolic syndrome,...
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