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Relationship between plasma HDL subclasses distribution and apoA-I gene polymorphisms.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 1 Oct 2005
Jia Lianqun, Bai Huai, Fu Mingde, Xu Yanhua, Yang Yuye, Long Shiyin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: It is generally accepted that apolipoprotein (apo) A-I is the dominant structural apolipoprotein of HDL particles and different HDL subclasses have distinct but interrelated metabolic functions. HDL is known to directly affect the atherogenic process hence changes in HDL subclasses distribution may be related to the incidence and prevalence of atherosclerosis. METHODS: The ApoA-I contents (mg/l) of...
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