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Autosomal dominant hypoalphalipoproteinemia due to a completely defective apolipoprotein A-I gene.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 29 Oct 1993
Nakata K, Kobayashi K, Yanagi H, Shimakura Y, Tsuchiya S, Arinami T, Hamaguchi H
Abstract excerpt
Primary hypoalphalipoproteinemia is associated with atherosclerosis and exhibits significant familial aggregation. To reveal the presence of autosomal dominant hypoalphalipoproteinemia due to a completely defective apolipoprotein A-I gene, the apolipoprotein A-I gene was analyzed in a Japanese family with low levels of HDL cholesterol and apolipoprotein A-I. An insertion of a C in the region of the seven C run...
Topics
- Adult
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Apolipoprotein A-I
- Apolipoproteins
- Arteriosclerosis
- Base Sequence
- Child
- Female
- Genes, Dominant
- Genetic Carrier Screening
- Humans
