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Flotillin-2 Gene Is Associated with Coronary Artery Disease in Chinese Han Population.
Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers - 1 Dec 2015
Luo Jun-Yi, Fu Zhen-Yan, Maimaiti Ailifeire, Zhou Yun, Yang Yi-Ning, Yu Zi-Xiang, Chen Bang-Dang, Liu Fen, Ma Yi-Tong
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BACKGROUND: Flotillin-2, an important protein of vesicular endocytosis, is commonly used as a marker protein for lipid microdomains. It plays an essential role in cellular cholesterol uptake and biliary cholesterol reabsorption. Excessive cholesterol intake could cause dyslipidemia, which is a major risk factor of coronary artery disease (CAD). AIMS: To investigate the association between the human flotillin-2...
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