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The single nucleotide polymorphism -1131T>C in the apolipoprotein A5 (APOA5) gene is associated with elevated triglycerides in patients with hyperlipidemia.
Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Oct 2003
Evans D, Buchwald A, Beil F U
Abstract excerpt
The -1131T>C polymorphism in the newly identified apolipoprotein A5 (APOA5) gene has been associated with elevated plasma triglycerides. We determined its incidence in 915 patients attending a lipid outpatient clinic. The frequency of the C allele was significantly higher in patients with triglycerides above the 90th percentile and patients with type III hyperlipidemia compared to those with hypercholesterolemia....
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