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Association of the HindIII and S447X polymorphisms in LPL gene with hypertension and type 2 diabetes in Mexican families.
Disease markers - 1 Jan 2012
Muñoz-Barrios Salvador, Guzmán-Guzmán Iris Paola, Muñoz-Valle José Francisco, Salgado-Bernabé Aralia Berenice, Salgado-Goytia Lorenzo, Parra-Rojas Isela
Abstract excerpt
Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) is a key enzyme in lipid metabolism and is associated with obesity, dyslipidemias, hypertension (HTN) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). LPL gene polymorphisms can be related with the development of cardiovascular risk factors. The present study was conducted to analyze the relationship of the HindIII and S447X polymorphisms in LPL gene with cardiovascular risk factors in Mexican...
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