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Protective effect of an endothelial lipase gene variant on coronary artery disease in a Chinese population.
Journal of lipid research - 1 Feb 2008
Tang Na-Ping, Wang Lian-Sheng, Yang Li, Zhou Bo, Gu Hai-Juan, Sun Qing-Min, Cong Ri-Hong, Zhu Huai-Jun, Wang Bin
Abstract excerpt
The aim of the present study was to assess the influence of the endothelial lipase (EL) gene 584C/T variant, which results in a change at codon 111 of the EL gene from threonine to isoleucine, on the risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) in a Chinese population. The study population consisted of 265 CAD patients and 265 age- and sex-matched control subjects. The T allele frequency was significantly lower among...
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