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The T111I mutation in the EL gene modulates the impact of dietary fat on the HDL profile in women.
Journal of lipid research - 1 Oct 2003
Paradis Marie-Eve, Couture Patrick, Bosse Yohan, Despres Jean-Pierre, Perusse Louis, Bouchard Claude, Vohl Marie-Claude, Lamarche Benoit
Abstract excerpt
The objective of the present study was to examine the impact of the T111I missense mutation in exon 3 of the endothelial lipase (EL) gene on HDL and its potential interaction effect with dietary fat. The study sample included 281 women and 216 men aged between 17 and 76 years from the Québec Family Study. Plasma HDL3-C levels of I111I homozygote women were higher compared with those of women carrying the...
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