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Identification of promoter variants in baboon endothelial lipase that regulate high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels.
Circulation - 4 Sept 2007
Cox Laura A, Birnbaum Shifra, Mahaney Michael C, Rainwater David L, Williams Jeff T, VandeBerg John L
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BACKGROUND: High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL) levels are a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Previously we identified a quantitative trait locus on baboon chromosome 18 that regulates HDL. From positional cloning studies and expression studies, we identified the endothelial lipase gene (LIPG) as the primary candidate gene for the quantitative trait locus. The mechanism by which LIPG variation...
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