Article
Effect of the 3'APOB-VNTR polymorphism on the lipid profiles in the Guangxi Hei Yi Zhuang and Han populations.
BMC medical genetics - 17 Jul 2007
Ruixing Yin, Guangqin Chen, Yong Wang, Weixiong Lin, Dezhai Yang, Shangling Pan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Apolipoprotein (Apo) B is the major component of low-density lipoprotein (LDL), very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) and chylomicrons. Many genetic polymorphisms of the Apo B have been described, associated with variation of lipid levels. However, very few studies have evaluated the effect of the variable number of tandem repeats region 3' of the Apo B gene (3'APOB-VNTR) polymorphism on the lipid...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Apolipoproteins B
- China
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genotype
- Humans
- Lipids
- Male