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Human cholestryl ester transfer protein (TaqIB) polymorphism among Filipinos with cardiovascular risk factors.
Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis - 1 Jun 2007
Sy Rody G, Cutiongco Eva Maria C, Punzalan Felix Eduardo R, Santos Ronald S, Geronimo Francis Ruel B, Tangco Rogelio V
Abstract excerpt
AIM: BACKGROUND: HDL-C has emerged as an important independent predictor of cardiovascular disease. The FNRI-HDL and NNHes Study Group in the Philippines reported that there was a high prevalence of low HDL among Filipinos. Most cases of low HDL-C are associated with secondary causes like Metabolic Syndrome. A primary cause of reduced HDL-C such as increase Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein activity has been...
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