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Cholesteryl ester transfer protein and hyperalphalipoproteinemia in Caucasians.
Journal of lipid research - 1 Mar 2007
van der Steeg Wim A, Hovingh G Kees, Klerkx Anke H E M, Hutten Barbara A, Nootenboom Inge C, Levels Johannes H M, van Tol Arie, Dallinga-Thie Gees M, Zwinderman Aeilko H, Kastelein John J P, Kuivenhoven Jan Albert
Abstract excerpt
It is unclear whether cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) contributes to high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels in hyperalphalipoproteinemia (HALP) in Caucasians. Moreover, even less is known about the effects of hereditary CETP deficiency in non-Japanese. We studied 95 unrelated Caucasian individuals with HALP. No correlations between CETP concentration or activity and HDL-C were identified....
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