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Pathogenic mutations of the lipoprotein lipase gene in Chinese patients with hypertriglyceridemic type 2 diabetes.
Human mutation - 1 Apr 2003
Yang Tao, Pang Chi-Pui, Tsang Man-Wo, Lam Ching-Wan, Poon Priscilla M K, Chan Lisa Y S, Wu Xiang-Qian, Tomlinson Brian, Baum Larry
Abstract excerpt
Elevated plasma triglyceride and nonesterified fatty acid concentrations may cause insulin resistance. Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) is a rate-determining enzyme in lipid metabolism. To investigate the role of the LPL gene in Chinese patients with hypertriglyceridemic type 2 diabetes, 277 patients with type 2 diabetes and 241 healthy control subjects were recruited and screened for sequence changes in the LPL gene by...
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