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Failure to generate atheroprotective apolipoprotein AI phenotypes using synthetic RNA/DNA oligonucleotides (chimeraplasts).
The journal of gene medicine - 1 Sept 2003
Manzano Anna, Mohri Zahra, Sperber Galia, Ogris Manfred, Graham Ian, Dickson George, Owen James S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Elevated plasma high-density lipoprotein (HDL), and its major constituent apolipoprotein AI (apoAI), are cardioprotective. Paradoxically, two natural variants of apoAI, termed apoAI(Milano) and apoAI(Paris), are associated with low HDL, but nevertheless provide remarkable protection against heart disease for heterozygous carriers and may even lead to longevity. Both variants arise from point mutations...
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