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Genotypic effect of the -565C>T polymorphism in the ABCA1 gene promoter on ABCA1 expression and severity of atherosclerosis.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Feb 2005
Kyriakou Theodosios, Hodgkinson Conrad, Pontefract David E, Iyengar Srikanth, Howell W Martin, Wong Yuk-ki, Eriksson Per, Ye Shu
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OBJECTIVE: Loss-of-function mutations of the ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1) gene cause Tangier disease, a rare genetic disorder with accumulation of lipid-laden macrophages and increased risk of atherosclerosis. Common variants of this gene may be a genetic factor for atherosclerosis...
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