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Apolipoprotein C3 SstI polymorphism in the risk assessment of CAD.
Molecular and cellular biochemistry - 1 Apr 2004
Chhabra S, Narang R, Lakshmy R, Vasisht S, Agarwal D P, Srivastava L M, Manchanda S C, Das N
Abstract excerpt
Various population studies have reported the association of rare S2 allele of apolipoprotein C3 (APOC3) SstI polymorphism with hypertriglyceridemia (HTG) and coronary artery disease (CAD). We were the first to report an association of S2 allele with high triglyceride (TG) levels in healthy volunteers from Northern India. Since HTG is suggested to be a predominant risk factor for CAD among Indians, we have...
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