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Resequencing of the CETP gene in American whites and African blacks: Association of rare and common variants with HDL-cholesterol levels.
Metabolism: clinical and experimental - 1 Jan 2016
Pirim Dilek, Wang Xingbin, Niemsiri Vipavee, Radwan Zaheda H, Bunker Clareann H, Hokanson John E, Hamman Richard F, Barmada M Michael, Demirci F Yesim, Kamboh M Ilyas
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BACKGROUND: Cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) plays a crucial role in lipid metabolism. Associations of common CETP variants with variation in plasma lipid levels, and/or CETP mass/activity have been extensively studied and well-documented; however, the effects of uncommon/rare CETP variants on plasma lipid profile remain undefined. Hence, resequencing of the gene in extreme phenotypes and follow-up...
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