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CYP7A1 A-278C polymorphism affects the response of plasma lipids after dietary cholesterol or cafestol interventions in humans.
The Journal of nutrition - 1 Sept 2004
Hofman Maaike K, Weggemans Rianne M, Zock Peter L, Schouten Evert G, Katan Martijn B, Princen Hans M G
Abstract excerpt
The response of plasma lipids to dietary cholesterol and fat varies among individuals. Variations in genes involved in cholesterol metabolism can be important in these interindividual differences. The rate-limiting enzyme in the conversion of cholesterol into bile acids is cholesterol 7alpha-hydroxylase (CYP7A1). We investigated the effect of the A278-C promoter polymorphism in the CYP7A1 gene on responses of...
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