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Association between DNA variant sites in the apolipoprotein A5 gene and coronary heart disease in Chinese.
Metabolism: clinical and experimental - 1 May 2005
Liu Hekun, Zhang Sizhong, Lin Jianyin, Li Hai, Huang Aimin, Xiao Cuiying, Li Xuefei, Su Zhiguang, Wang Chunting, Nebert Daniel W, Zhou Bing, Zheng Keqin, Shi Jiajun, Li Guixin, Huang Dejia
Abstract excerpt
The recently discovered apolipoprotein A5 ( APOA5 ) gene has been shown to be important in determining plasma triglyceride levels, a major cardiovascular disease risk factor. We searched for possible associations of the APOA5 gene polymorphisms S19W and -1131T>C with coronary heart disease (CHD) in a Chinese population. A total of 483 Chinese CHD patients and 502 control non-CHD subjects were genotyped by...
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