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Distribution and effect of apo A-IV genotype on plasma lipid and apolipoprotein levels in a Chinese population.
Acta cardiologica - 1 Jun 2008
Bai Huai, Liu Rui, Liu Yu, Saku Keijiro, Liu Bing-Wen
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Hypertriglyceridaemia has been recognized as an independent risk factor for the development of coronary heart disease. Apolipoprotein A-IV (apo A-IV) plays an important role in the metabolism of TG-rich lipoproteins and HDL. However, the role of the polymorphism of the apo A-IV gene in hyperlipidaemia remains to be fully determined. The impact of the genetic variant in the apolipoprotein A-IV gene on...
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