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Apolipoprotein C3 genetic polymorphisms are associated with lipids and coronary artery disease in a Chinese population.
Lipids in health and disease - 8 Nov 2014
Cui FengHe, Li KeZhong, Li YunFeng, Zhang XueWu, An ChangShan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The disorder of triglyceride (TG) metabolism leading to hypertriglyceridemia is an independent risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD). Variants in the apolipoprotein C3 (APOC3) gene were found to be associated with elevated TG levels. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of two polymorphisms (1100 C/T and 3238 C/G) of APOC3 on plasma lipid and risk of CAD in a Chinese...
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