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Mutation screening of the APOA5 gene in subjects with coronary artery disease.
Journal of investigative medicine : the official publication of the American Federation for Clinical Research - 1 Oct 2012
Soufi Muhidien, Sattler Alexander M, Kurt Bilgen, Schaefer Juergen R
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Hyperlipidemia is a risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD). Apolipoprotein A5 (APOA5) is a member of the apolipoprotein APOA1/C3/A4/A5 gene cluster and a major determinant of plasma triglyceride levels in the population. Various studies have identified a number of common (APOA5 c.56C>G; p.S19W; rs 3135506 ) and rare variants in the APOA5 gene in individuals with hypertriglyceridemia. However,...
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