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The lipoprotein lipase gene in combined hyperlipidemia: evidence of a protective allele depletion.
Lipids in health and disease - 5 Jul 2006
Wung Shu-Fen, Kulkarni Medha V, Pullinger Clive R, Malloy Mary J, Kane John P, Aouizerat Bradley E
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BACKGROUND: Lipoprotein Lipase (LPL), a key enzyme in lipid metabolism, catalyzes the hydrolysis of triglycerides (TG) from TG-rich lipoproteins, and serves a bridging function that enhances the cellular uptake of lipoproteins. Abnormalities in LPL function are associated with pathophysiological conditions, including familial combined hyperlipidemia (FCH). Whereas two LPL susceptibility alleles were found to...
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