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Plasma apolipoprotein A5 and triglycerides in type 2 diabetes.
Diabetologia - 1 Jul 2006
Dallinga-Thie G M, van Tol A, Hattori H, van Vark-van der Zee L C, Jansen H, Sijbrands E J G
Abstract excerpt
AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: Variation in the human apolipoprotein (APO) A5 gene (APOA5) is associated with elevated plasma triglycerides. However, data on the exact role of plasma concentrations of APOA5 in human triglyceride homeostasis are lacking. In the present study, we estimated plasma APOA5 levels in patients with type 2 diabetes at baseline and during atorvastatin treatment, a lipid-lowering treatment that results...
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