Article
Apolipoprotein A-IV in diabetes mellitus.
Diabete & metabolisme - 1 Apr 1995
Verges B
Abstract excerpt
Apolipoprotein A-IV is considered to play a role in triglyceride-rich lipoprotein metabolism, in reverse cholesterol transport, and in facilitation of CETP (Cholesterolyl Ester Transfer Protein) activity. Moreover, apoA-IV is genetically polymorphic in humans, in whom two major isoproteins (apoA-IV 1 and apoA-IV 2) are present and have differences that influence the apoA-IV phenotype in lipid metabolism. In...
Topics
- Apolipoproteins A
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Phenotype