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Low density lipoprotein receptor gene Ava II polymorphism and serum lipid levels in the Guangxi Bai Ku Yao and Han populations.
Lipids in health and disease - 23 Feb 2011
Long Xing-Jiang, Yin Rui-Xing, Li Ke-La, Liu Wan-Ying, Zhang Lin, Cao Xiao-Li, Miao Lin, Wu Dong-Feng, Htet Aung Lynn Htet, Hu Xi-Jiang
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Several common genetic polymorphisms in the low density lipoprotein receptor (LDL-R) gene have associated with modifications of serum total cholesterol (TC) and low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels, but the results are not consistent in different populations. Bai Ku Yao is a special subgroup of the Yao minority in China. The present study was undertaken to detect the association of LDL-R...
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