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A prospective evaluation of apolipoprotein M gene T-778C polymorphism in relation to coronary artery disease in Han Chinese.
Clinical biochemistry - 1 Oct 2007
Jiao Guo-qing, Yuan Zhong-xiang, Xue Yong-sheng, Yang Cheng-jian, Lu Cheng-bao, Lu Zhi-qian, Xiao Ming-di
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OBJECTIVES: Apolipoprotein M (apoM) is important for the formation of pre-beta-high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and cholesterol efflux in macrophages. It is demonstrated that single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) T-778C of apoM gene is related to type 2 diabetes in Han Chinese. In the present study, we investigated the possible association of apoM polymorphism in relation to coronary artery disease (CAD) in Han...
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