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Correlation analysis between ApoM gene-promoter polymorphisms and coronary heart disease.
Cardiovascular journal of Africa - 1 Jan 2000
Zhang Yao, Huang Li-Zhu, Yang Qing-Ling, Liu Yan, Zhou Xin
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Apolipoprotein M (ApoM), a 25-kDa plasma protein belonging to the lipocalin protein family, is predominantly associated with high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C). Studies have suggested ApoM to be important for the formation of pre-β-HDL and to increase cholesterol efflux from macrophage foam cells. The aim of this study was to explore the association of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)...
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