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Polymorphisms of the lipoprotein lipase gene are associated with atherosclerotic cerebral infarction in the Chinese.
Neuroscience - 13 Aug 2008
Xu E, Li W, Zhan L, Guan G, Wang X, Chen S, Shi Y
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BACKGROUND: Lipoprotein lipase (LPL), which plays an essential role in plasma lipoprotein metabolism and transportation, appears to be a risk factor for ischemic vascular diseases. Several studies have recently reported the presence of relationship between HindIII, PvuII, Ser447Ter (C-->G) polymorphisms of LPL and ischemic vascular diseases. PURPOSE: We first studied the relationship between LPL polymorphisms and...
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