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Common variation in cholesteryl ester transfer protein: relationship of first major adverse cardiovascular events with the apolipoprotein B/apolipoprotein A-I ratio and the total cholesterol/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio.
Journal of clinical lipidology - 1 Jan 2000
Kappelle Paul J W H, Gansevoort Ron T, Hillege Hans J, Wolffenbuttel Bruce H R, Dullaart Robin P F
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BACKGROUND: The preference of the apolipoprotein (apo) B/apoA-I ratio over the total cholesterol/HDL cholesterol (TC/HDL-C) ratio in cardiovascular risk prediction is disputed. Cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) is instrumental in lipoprotein remodelling and affects the cholesterol content in pro- and antiatherogenic lipoproteins relative to their major apolipoproteins. We tested the influence of common...
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