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Cholesteryl ester-transfer protein (CETP) polymorphism and the association of acute coronary syndromes by obesity status in Greek subjects: the CARDIO2000-GENE study.
Human heredity - 1 Jan 2007
Dedoussis George V, Panagiotakos Demosthenes B, Louizou Eirini, Mantoglou Ioulia, Chrysohoou Christina, Lamnisou Klea, Pitsavos Christos, Stefanadis Christodoulos
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Cholesterol ester transfer protein (CETP) regulates plasma lipid distribution. The present study aimed to investigate whether the CETP gene (Taq1B) polymorphism predisposes to Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS) depending on obesity status. METHODS: We studied demographic, lifestyle and clinical information in 237 hospitalized patients (185 males) with a first event of an ACS and 237 controls matched by age...
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