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A novel homozygous mutation in CETP gene as a cause of CETP deficiency in a Caucasian kindred.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Aug 2009
Calabresi Laura, Nilsson Peter, Pinotti Elisa, Gomaraschi Monica, Favari Elda, Adorni Maria Pia, Bernini Franco, Sirtori Cesare R, Calandra Sebastiano, Franceschini Guido, Tarugi Patrizia
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) gene and the plasma HDL phenotype in a Caucasian subject with extremely elevated plasma high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C). METHODS AND RESULTS: The proband, a 63-year-old male of Swedish ancestry with elevated HDL-C (208mg/dl) and apoA-I (and 272mg/dl), was found to be homozygous for a point mutation in exon 2 of CETP gene (c.109 C>T)...
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