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Rare and common variants in LPL and APOA5 in Thai subjects with severe hypertriglyceridemia: A resequencing approach.
Journal of clinical lipidology - 1 Jan 2000
Khovidhunkit Weerapan, Charoen Supannika, Kiateprungvej Arunrat, Chartyingcharoen Palm, Muanpetch Suwanna, Plengpanich Wanee
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Severe hypertriglyceridemia usually results from a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Few data exist on the genetics of severe hypertriglyceridemia in Asian populations. OBJECTIVE: To examine the genetic variants of 3 candidate genes known to influence triglyceride metabolism, LPL, APOC2, and APOA5, which encode lipoprotein lipase, apolipoprotein C-II, and apolipoprotein A-V,...
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