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Prevalence of ANGPTL3 and APOB gene mutations in subjects with combined hypolipidemia.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Mar 2012
Noto Davide, Cefalù Angelo B, Valenti Vincenza, Fayer Francesca, Pinotti Elisa, Ditta Mariangela, Spina Rossella, Vigna Giovanni, Yue Pin, Kathiresan Sekar, Tarugi Patrizia, Averna Maurizio R
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Mutations of the ANGPTL3 gene have been associated with a novel form of primary hypobetalipoproteinemia, the combined hypolipidemia (cHLP), characterized by low total cholesterol and low HDL-cholesterol levels. The aim of this work is to define the role of ANGPTL3 gene as determinant of the combined hypolipidemia phenotype in 2 large cohorts of 913 among American and Italian subjects with primary...
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