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Association of apolipoprotein A5 variants with LDL particle size and triglyceride in Japanese Americans.
Biochimica et biophysica acta - 20 Jan 2004
Austin Melissa A, Talmud Philippa J, Farin Federico M, Nickerson Deborah A, Edwards Karen L, Leonetti Donna, McNeely Marguerite J, Viernes Hannah-Malia, Humphries Steve E, Fujimoto Wilfred Y
Abstract excerpt
A new apolipoprotein (apo) gene, APOA5, was recently identified on chromosome 11q23, and common variants in the gene have been associated with plasma triglyceride (TG) levels in several studies. The purpose of the present study was to examine the association of five single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and haplotypes in the APOA5 gene with low-density lipoprotein (LDL) particle size using a community-based...
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