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A primate model of monotypism in atherosclerotic lesions.
Experimental and molecular pathology - 1 Oct 1993
Henkel R D, Sharp R M, Galindo L V, Aivaliotis M J, Carey K D, McGill H C, VandeBerg J L
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We have characterized the expression of allelic variants of X-linked glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) in aorta from homozygous, hemizygous, and heterozygous baboons (Papio hamadryas). Fibrous plaques from heterozygous baboons fed a high cholesterol, saturated fat diet contained distributions of G6PD allelic variants that differed from those of normal arterial wall and fatty streaks. The skewed allelic...
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