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The lipoprotein lipase gene serine 447 stop variant influences hypertension-induced left ventricular hypertrophy and risk of coronary heart disease.
Clinical science (London, England : 1979) - 1 Jun 2007
Talmud Philippa J, Flavell David M, Alfakih Khaled, Cooper Jackie A, Balmforth Anthony J, Sivananthan Mohan, Montgomery Hugh E, Hall Alistair S, Humphries Steve E
Abstract excerpt
LVH [LV (left ventricular) hypertrophy] is an independent risk factor for CHD (coronary heart disease). During LVH, the preferred cardiac energy substrate switches from FAs (fatty acids) to glucose. LPL (lipoprotein lipase) is the key enzyme in triacylglycerol (triglyceride) hydrolysis and supplies FAs to the heart. To investigate whether substrate utilization influences cardiac growth and CHD risk, we examined...
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