Article
[Genetic variation of the cholesterol ester transfer protein gene and the prevalence of coronary artery disease. The AtheroGene case control study].
Zeitschrift fur Kardiologie - 1 Jan 2004
Blankenberg S, Tiret L, Bickel C, Schlitt A, Jungmair W, Genth-Zotz S, Lubos E, Espinola-Klein C, Rupprecht H-J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Various functional polymorphisms of the cholesteryl ester transfer protein ( CETP) gene influence CETP activity and the concentration of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol. Beside other functional variants mainly the promoter polymorphism CETP/C-629A is currently discussed as...
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