Apolipoprotein B gene mutations affecting cholesterol levels.

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In the past 5 years, many different mutations in the apolipoprotein (apo) B gene have been described that affect plasma cholesterol levels. More than 20 different mutations in the apoB gene have been shown to cause familial hypobetalipoproteinaemia, a condition characterized by abnormally low plasma concentrations of apoB and LDL cholesterol. Almost all of the mutations are nonsense or frameshift mutations that...

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