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A common Ile 823 Met variant of ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 gene (ABCA1) alters high density lipoprotein cholesterol level in Japanese population.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Jul 2003
Harada Tomohiro, Imai Yasushi, Nojiri Takefumi, Morita Hiroyuki, Hayashi Doubun, Maemura Koji, Fukino Keiko, Kawanami Daiji, Nishimura Go, Tsushima Kensuke, Monzen Koshiro, Yamazaki Tadashi, Mitsuyama Satoshi, Shintani Takahiko, Watanabe Narimasa, Seto Kumiko, Sugiyama Takao, Nakamura Fumitaka, Ohno Minoru, Hirata Yasunobu, Yamazaki Tsutomu, Nagai Ryozo
Abstract excerpt
Recently, variants in ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1) were demonstrated to be associated with increased level of high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and decreased risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) in Caucasians. However, this is not universally applicable due to the ethni...
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