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Association between CETP Taq1B and LIPC -514C/T polymorphisms with the serum lipid levels in a group of Tehran's population: a cross sectional study.
Lipids in health and disease - 7 Sept 2010
Kashani Farid Mohammad Ali, Azizi Fereidoun, Hedayati Mehdi, Daneshpour Maryam S, Shamshiri Ahmad Reza, Siassi Fereydoun
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Low level of high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) has high prevalence in the Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study (TLGS) cohort. About 50% of the inter-individual variation in serum HDL-C levels is genetically determined. Polymorphisms in cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) and hepatic lipase (LIPC) genes have been found to be associated with the metabolism and serum concentration of the...
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