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A deficiency of cholesteryl ester transfer protein whose serum remnant-like particle-triglyceride significantly increased, but serum remnant-like particle-cholesterol did not after an oral fat load.
Annals of clinical biochemistry - 1 Nov 2009
Ai Masumi, Tanaka Akira, Shimokado Kentaro, Ohtani Rumiko, Inazu Akihiro, Kobayashi Junji, Mabuchi Hiroshi, Nakano Takamitsu, Nakajima Katsuyuki
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: We found a unique cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) deficient case with markedly elevated serum triglyceride (TG) as well as high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels. Most of the CETP deficiency cases were reported to have normal or reduced serum TG with elevated HDL-C. METHODS: The case subject was a 40-year-old male with a compound heterozygous CETP deficiency. Two heterozygous...
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