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Mutation in APOA1 predicts increased risk of ischaemic heart disease and total mortality without low HDL cholesterol levels.
Journal of internal medicine - 1 Aug 2011
Haase C L, Frikke-Schmidt R, Nordestgaard B G, Kateifides A K, Kardassis D, Nielsen L B, Andersen C B, Køber L, Johnsen A H, Grande P, Zannis V I, Tybjaerg-Hansen A
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OBJECTIVES: To determine whether mutations in APOA1 affect levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and to predict risk of ischaemic heart disease (IHD) and total mortality in the general population. BACKGROUND: Epidemiologically, risk of IHD is inversely related to HDL cholesterol levels. Mutations in apolipoprotein (apo) A-I, the major protein constituent of HDL, might be associated with low HDL...
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