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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
Abstract excerpt
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 presentation to the Lipid Clinic (males > 1.7 mmol/L, females > 1.8 mmol/L) were examined by polymerase chain...
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