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Genetic etiology of isolated low HDL syndrome: incidence and heterogeneity of efflux defects.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 May 2007
Kiss Robert S, Kavaslar Nihan, Okuhira Kei-ichiro, Freeman Mason W, Walter Stephanie, Milne Ross W, McPherson Ruth, Marcel Yves L
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OBJECTIVE: We have used a multitiered approach to identify genetic and cellular contributors to high-density lipoprotein (HDL) deficiency in 124 human subjects. METHODS AND RESULTS: We resequenced 4 candidate genes for HDL regulation and identified several functional nonsynonymous mutations including 2 in apolipoprotein A-I (APOA1), 4 in lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT), 1 in phospholipid transfer...
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