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Cholesteryl ester transfer protein B1B1 genotype as a predictor of coronary artery disease in Taiwanese with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Metabolism: clinical and experimental - 1 Jun 2007
Hsieh Ming-Chia, Tien Kai-Jen, Chang Shun-Jen, Lo Chao-Sheng, Hsin Shih-Chieh, Hsiao Jeng-Yueh, Hsu Shih-Chieh, Liang Hui-Ting, Chen Hung-Chun, Shin Shyi-Jang, Lin Shiu-Ru
Abstract excerpt
Diabetes is known to be a high-risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD), and lipid abnormalities have been found to possibly contribute to CAD in diabetic patients. Cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) gene TaqIB polymorphism is associated with lipid profile variability, and this polymorphism may be a risk factor for CAD in diabetic patients. To clarify the relationship between CETP TaqIB gene...
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