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Molecular description of familial defective APOB-100 in Malaysia.
Biochemical genetics - 1 Oct 2013
Al-Khateeb Alyaa R, Mohd Mohd Sapawi, Yusof Zukarnai, Zilfalil Bin Alwi
Abstract excerpt
Familial ligand-defective apolipoprotein B-100 is characterized by elevated plasma low-density lipoprotein levels and premature heart disease. This study aims to determine apolipoprotein B gene mutations among Malaysians with clinical diagnoses of familial hypercholesterolemia and to compare the phenotype of patients with apolipoprotein B gene mutations to those with a low-density lipoprotein receptor gene...
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