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CD36 haplotypes are associated with lipid profile in normal-weight subjects.
Lipids in health and disease - 5 Nov 2013
Ramos-Arellano Luz E, Salgado-Bernabé Aralia B, Guzmán-Guzmán Iris P, Salgado-Goytia Lorenzo, Muñoz-Valle José F, Parra-Rojas Isela
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BACKGROUND: Dyslipidemia is a common metabolic disorder that may result from abnormalities in the synthesis, processing and catabolism of lipoprotein particles. Disorders of lipoprotein concentrations and elevated concentration of oxidized lipoproteins (oxLDL) are risk factors in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). CD36 plays an important role in lipid metabolism and polymorphisms in the CD36 gene...
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