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A coding variant in SR-BI (I179N) significantly increases atherosclerosis in mice.
Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society - 1 Aug 2013
Picataggi Antonino, Lim Geoffrey F, Kent Anthony P, Millar John S, Rader Daniel J, Stylianou Ioannis M
Abstract excerpt
Human coding variants in scavenger receptor class B member 1 (SR-BI; gene name SCARB1) have recently been identified as being associated with plasma levels of HDL cholesterol. However, a link between coding variants and atherosclerosis has not yet been established. In this study we set out to exa...
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