Article
SLC12A3 variants modulate LDL cholesterol levels in the Mongolian population.
Lipids in health and disease - 6 Feb 2017
An Caiyan, Zhang Kejin, Su Xiulan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Abnormalities in lipid metabolism are crucial factors in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Variants of many genes have been verified to confer risk for lipid metabolism abnormalities. However, the relationship between genetic variants of the NCC-encoding SLC12A3 gene and lipid metabolism in the Mongolian population remains unclear. In the present study, we aimed to elucidate the...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Asian People
- China
- Cholesterol, LDL
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Association Studies
- Haplotypes
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Solute Carrier Family 12, Member 3
- Young Adult
