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CETP gene variation: relation to lipid parameters and cardiovascular risk.
Current opinion in lipidology - 1 Aug 2004
Boekholdt S Matthijs, Kuivenhoven Jan-Albert, Hovingh G Kees, Jukema J Wouter, Kastelein John J P, van Tol Arie
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Over the past decade lowering of low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol levels has been established as the foundation for preventing coronary artery disease, but substantial additional risk reduction remains to be gained by modifying risk factors other than low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol. Raising high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol levels by inhibiting activity of the cholesteryl ester...
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