Article
A meta-analytic evaluation of cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) C-629A polymorphism in association with coronary heart disease risk and lipid changes.
Oncotarget - 10 Jan 2017
Lin Shouwei, Dai Ruozhu, Lin Rong
Abstract excerpt
Lipid metabolism plays an essential role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis, a major cause for coronary heart disease (CHD). Cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) is an important glycoprotein involved in lipid metabolism by transferring cholesteryl esters to apolipoprotein B-containing lipoproteins in exchange for triglycerides. The objective of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the association of CETP...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
