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Hypertriglyceridemia associated with amino acid variation Asn985Tyr of the RP1 gene.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 2003
Fujita Yuko, Ezura Yoichi, Emi Mitsuru, Ono Shuji, Takada Daisuke, Takahashi Kaneo, Uemura Kouhei, Iino Yasuhiko, Katayama Yasuo, Bujo Hideaki, Saito Yasushi
Abstract excerpt
Factors predisposing to the phenotypic features of hypertriglyceridemia have not been clearly defined. Here we report an association between a missense coding region polymorphism Asn985Tyr in the retinitis pigmentosa 1 gene ( RP1) and plasma triglyceride (TG) levels in 332 adult individuals from an east-central area of Japan. Age and gender-adjusted levels of LDL-cholesterol, TG, and HDL-cholesterol were...
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