Mutations in cholesteryl ester transfer protein and hepatic lipase in a North American population.

doi:10.1016/s0009-9120(97)00009-x

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Mutations in cholesteryl ester transfer protein and hepatic lipase in a North American population.

Clinical biochemistry - 1 Jul 1997

Hill S A, Nazir D J, Jayaratne P, Bamford K S, McQueen M J

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OBJECTIVE: To examine a North American population sample with increased HDL cholesterol for mutations in the genes coding for cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) and hepatic lipase (HL). DESIGN AND METHODS: Seventy individuals with increased HDL cholesterol at the time of initial presentati...

Topics

Carrier Proteins
Cholesterol Ester Transfer Proteins
Female
Glycoproteins
Humans
Lipase
Liver
Male
Mutation
North America
Polymerase Chain Reaction

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