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Functional and Structural Impact of ATP-Binding Cassette Transporter A1 R219K and I883M Gene Polymorphisms in Obese Children and Adolescents.
Molecular diagnosis & therapy - 1 Aug 2015
Fawzy Manal S, Alhadramy Osama, Hussein Mohammad H, Ismail Hussein M, Ismail Nesreen M, Biomy Nouran M, Toraih Eman A
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INTRODUCTION: Obesity is a serious medical condition that affects children and adolescents. ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1) protein is known to mediate the transport of intracellular cholesterol and phospholipids across the cell membranes. Thus, we aimed to investigate the association between ABCA1 gene polymorphisms and overweight/obesity risk, and to evaluate their relation to the lipid profile....
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