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Role of six single nucleotide polymorphisms, risk factors in coronary disease, in OLR1 alternative splicing.
RNA (New York, N.Y.) - 1 Jun 2015
Tejedor J Ramón, Tilgner Hagen, Iannone Camilla, Guigó Roderic, Valcárcel Juan
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The OLR1 gene encodes the oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor (LOX-1), which is responsible for the cellular uptake of oxidized LDL (Ox-LDL), foam cell formation in atheroma plaques and atherosclerotic plaque rupture. Alternative splicing (AS) of OLR1 exon 5 generates two protein isoforms with antagonistic functions in Ox-LDL uptake. Previous work identified six single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in...
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