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Plasma triglyceride and HDL-cholesterol concentrations in Vietnamese girls are affected by lipoprotein lipase, but not apolipoprotein CIII polymorphism.
The Journal of nutrition - 1 Jun 2006
Thu Nghiem Nguyet, Mai Ta Thi Tuyet, Ohmori Reiko, Kuroki Masatoshi, Chuyen Nguyen Van, Hung Nguyen Thi Kim, Kawakami Masanobu, Kondo Kazuo
Abstract excerpt
Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) and apolipoprotein CIII (apoCIII) play an important role in HDL-cholesterol and triglyceride metabolism. This study examined the effects of LPL S447X and apoCIII SstI polymorphisms on the plasma lipid and lipoprotein concentrations in Vietnamese girls. Three hundred and fifty-one Vietnamese girls, from 7 to 9 y of age, were randomly selected from the urban and rural areas of Ho Chi Minh...
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