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Cholesteryl ester transfer protein gene polymorphism (I405V) and premature coronary artery disease in an Iranian population.
Bosnian journal of basic medical sciences - 14 Jan 2016
Goodarzynejad Hamidreza, Boroumand Mohammadali, Behmanesh Mehrdad, Ziaee Shayan, Jalali Arash
Abstract excerpt
The effect of human cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) expression on atherogenesis is still under debate. The rs5882 (I405V) polymorphism affect CETP function. We aimed to examine the relationship between the rs5882 polymorphism and the risk of angiographically determined coronary artery disease (CAD). To define premature CAD (PCAD), an age cutoff of 55 years for women and 45 years for men was used. An...
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