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The ABCG5/8 cholesterol transporter and myocardial infarction versus gallstone disease.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology - 27 May 2014
Stender Stefan, Frikke-Schmidt Ruth, Nordestgaard Børge G, Tybjærg-Hansen Anne
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OBJECTIVES: The study sought to test the hypothesis that genetic variation in ABCG5/8, the transporter responsible for intestinal and hepatobiliary cholesterol efflux, may simultaneously influence plasma and biliary cholesterol levels, and hence risk of myocardial infarction (MI) and gallstone disease in opposite directions. BACKGROUND: High plasma levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol are a causal...
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