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Molecular basis of human CD36 gene mutations.
Molecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.) - 1 Jan 2000
Rać Monika Ewa, Safranow Krzysztof, Poncyljusz Wojciech
Abstract excerpt
CD36 is a transmembrane glycoprotein of the class B scavenger receptor family. The CD36 gene is located on chromosome 7 q11.2 and is encoded by 15 exons. Defective CD36 is a likely candidate gene for impaired fatty acid metabolism, glucose intolerance, atherosclerosis, arterial hypertension, diabetes, cardiomyopathy, Alzheimer disease, and modification of the clinical course of malaria. Contradictory data...
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