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Carriers of three polymorphisms of cholesteryl ester transfer protein gene are at increased risk to coronary heart disease in a Chinese population.
International journal of cardiology - 1 Sept 2005
Zheng Keqin, Zhang Sizhong, Zhang Li, He Yong, Liao Linchuan, Hou Yiping, Huang Dejia
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) is a key participant in the reverse transport of cholesterol from the peripheral tissue to the liver and the polymorphism in the CETP gene may therefore alter the susceptibility to coronary heart disease (CHD). The aim of the present study was to screen the CETP gene for new single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and to determine whether SNPs at important...
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