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Sex-specific effect of APOAV variant (Val153>Met) on plasma levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.
Metabolism: clinical and experimental - 1 Dec 2005
Hubacek Jaroslav A, Skodová Zdena, Adámková Vera, Lánská Vera, Poledne Rudolf
Abstract excerpt
The importance of the APOAV gene for the determination of plasma triglyceride levels has been suggested by creations of transgenic and knockout mice and confirmed in population studies. We examined whether the newly detected APOAV variant is associated with plasma lipid levels and risk of myocardial infarction (MI). APOAV polymorphism (Val153>Met) was genotyped in 1191 males and 1368 females representatively...
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