Mouse apolipoprotein J: characterization of a gene implicated in atherosclerosis.

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Apolipoprotein J (apoJ), a glycoprotein associated with subclasses of plasma high density lipoproteins (HDL), was found to accumulate in aortic lesions in a human subject with transplantation-associated arteriosclerosis and in mice fed a high-fat atherogenic diet. Foam cells present in mouse aortic valve lesions expressed apoJ mRNA, suggesting local synthesis contributes to apoJ's localization in atherosclerotic...

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