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A polymorphism in the apolipoprotein A5 gene is associated with weight loss after short-term diet.
Clinical genetics - 1 Aug 2005
Aberle J, Evans D, Beil F U, Seedorf U
Abstract excerpt
Apolipoprotein A5 is a recently discovered apolipoprotein involved primarily in triglyceride metabolism. Several single-nucleotide polymorphisms have been investigated since the initial report. The -1131T>C polymorphism has been associated with higher triglyceride levels and a decreased high-density lipoprotein cholesterol as well as with susceptibility to coronary heart disease. However, no study has so far...
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