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Common variants of apolipoprotein E and cholesteryl ester transport protein genes in male patients with coronary heart disease and variable body mass index.
Angiology - 1 Feb 2015
Kolovou Genovefa D, Panagiotakos Demosthenes B, Kolovou Vana, Vasiliadis Ioannis, Giannakopoulou Vasiliki, Diakoumakou Olga, Katsiki Niki, Mavrogeni Sophie
Abstract excerpt
Plasma lipids are major risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD). Cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) and apolipoprotein (apo) E genes are involved in lipoprotein metabolism, thus affecting plasma lipid and lipoproteins levels. Furthermore, such polymorphisms have been associated with susceptibility to CHD and obesity. We evaluated the influence of the gene polymorphisms of CETP TaqIB (B1, B2) and...
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