[Frequency and effect on plasma lipoprotein metabolism of a mutation in the cholesteryl ester transfer protein gene in the Chinese].

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[Frequency and effect on plasma lipoprotein metabolism of a mutation in the cholesteryl ester transfer protein gene in the Chinese].

[Hokkaido igaku zasshi] The Hokkaido journal of medical science - 1 May 1997

Hui S P

Abstract excerpt

The aspartate to glycine substitution at codon 442 (D442G) in the cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) gene is a common mutation in Japan and is thought to be a factor that elevates the serum high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol level in the general Japanese population. In the present...

Topics

Apolipoproteins
Carrier Proteins
China
Cholesterol Ester Transfer Proteins
Cholesterol Esters
Cholesterol, HDL
Glycoproteins
Heterozygote
Humans
Japan
Lipoproteins
Mutation
Triglycerides

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