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Relationship between a novel polymorphism of the C5L2 gene and coronary artery disease.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Zheng Ying-Ying, Xie Xiang, Ma Yi-Tong, Yang Yi-Ning, Fu Zhen-Yan, Li Xiao-Mei, Ma Xiang, Chen Bang-Dang, Liu Fen
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: C5L2 has been demonstrated to be a functional receptor of acylation-stimulating protein (ASP), which is a stimulator of triglyceride synthesis or glucose transport. However, little is known about the variations in the coding region of the C5L2 gene and their association with coronary artery disease (CAD). METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We identified a novel single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP),...
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