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Association of HDL deficiency with a novel mutation in the ABCA1 gene.
Experimental and clinical endocrinology & diabetes : official journal, German Society of Endocrinology [and] German Diabetes Association - 1 Jan 2011
Denk G U, Aslanidis C, Schmitz G, Parhofer K G, Pusl T
Abstract excerpt
The ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1) is a membrane-bound protein that is abundant in macrophages and is essential for the first step of reverse cholesterol transport and maintenance of homeostasis of high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-bound cholesterol. Low serum HDL levels are associated with increased risk for cardiovascular disease. Homozygous and heterozygous mutations in the ABCA1 gene may be...
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