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Investigation of ABCA1 C69T polymorphism in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Biochemia medica - 1 Jan 2012
Ergen H Arzu, Zeybek Umit, Gök Ozlem, Karaali Z Ermis
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INTRODUCTION: Non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus is the most common type of diabetes. Genetic factors, lipid profiles, hypertension are potential risk factors for diabetes mellitus. Adenosine binding cassette transporter proteins 1 (ABCA1) plays a role in cholesterol metabolism, especially high density lipoprotein (HDL-cholesterol). There are multiple mechanisms by which HDL-cholesterol can be...
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