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A polymorphic site in the 3' untranslated region of the cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) gene is associated with low CETP activity.
Atherosclerosis - 2 Aug 1996
Tamminen M, Kakko S, Kesäniemi Y A, Savolainen M J
Abstract excerpt
The exon 16 of the cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) gene was screened for possible mutations in patients with low plasma high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels and established coronary heart disease. 115 men who had undergone coronary bypass surgery were compared with a random population sample of 515 subjects. A single G to A substitution at base pair 1696 was found in the 3' untranslated...
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