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Increased risk of premature coronary artery disease in Egyptians with ABCA1 (R219K), CETP (TaqIB), and LCAT (4886C/T) genes polymorphism.
Journal of clinical lipidology - 1 Jan 2000
Abd El-Aziz Tarek A, Mohamed Rasha H, Hagrass Hoda A
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BACKGROUND: Epidemiological studies have shown a strong inverse relationship between high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol (HDLc) levels and coronary artery disease (CAD), and a low concentration of plasma HDLc is considered an independent risk factor for premature atherosclerosis. Mutations in ATP-binding cassette A1 transporter (ABCA1), cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP), and lecithin: cholesterol...
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