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Interaction between dietary fat intake and the cholesterol ester transfer protein TaqIB polymorphism in relation to HDL-cholesterol concentrations among US diabetic men.
The American journal of clinical nutrition - 1 Nov 2007
Li Tricia Y, Zhang Cuilin, Asselbergs Folkert W, Qi Lu, Rimm Eric, Hunter David J, Hu Frank B
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A low plasma HDL-cholesterol concentration is a major characteristic of diabetic dyslipidemia. HDL concentrations are determined by both environmental factors and genetic factors. Cholesterol ester transfer protein (CETP) plays an important role in the regulation of HDL metabolism, and the TaqIB polymorphism of the CETP gene has been associated with elevated HDL concentrations. OBJECTIVE: We examined...
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