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Mutations of the apolipoprotein A5 gene with inherited hypertriglyceridaemia: review of the current literature.
Current medicinal chemistry - 1 Jan 2012
Melegh B I, Duga B, Sümegi K, Kisfali P, Maász A, Komlósi K, Hadzsiev K, Komoly S, Kosztolányi G, Melegh B
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Apoliporotein A5 (APOA5), a member of the apolipoprotein family, plays a key regulatory role in triglyceride (TG) metabolism. Even though the exact biochemical background of its mechanism is not yet fully understood, diseases associated with this particular gene highlighted its key role in the metabolism of triglycerides in humans. Naturally occurring functional variants of the gene and their natural major...
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