Article
Increased high-density lipoprotein levels caused by a common cholesteryl-ester transfer protein gene mutation.
The New England journal of medicine - 1 Nov 1990
Inazu A, Brown M L, Hesler C B, Agellon L B, Koizumi J, Takata K, Maruhama Y, Mabuchi H, Tall A R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND METHODS: The plasma cholesteryl-ester transfer protein (CETP) catalyzes the transfer of cholesteryl esters from high-density lipoprotein (HDL) to other lipoproteins. We recently described a Japanese family with increased HDL levels and CETP deficiency due to a splicing defect of th...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Apolipoproteins
- Arteriosclerosis
- Carrier Proteins
- Cholesterol Ester Transfer Proteins
- Cholesterol Esters
- Cholesterol, HDL
- Cholesterol, LDL
- DNA
- Female
- Glycoproteins
- Homozygote