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Ethnic variation and in vivo effects of the -93t-->g promoter variant in the lipoprotein lipase gene.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Nov 1997
Ehrenborg E, Clee S M, Pimstone S N, Reymer P W, Benlian P, Hoogendijk C F, Davis H J, Bissada N, Miao L, Gagné S E, Greenberg L J, Henry R, Henderson H, Ordovas J M, Schaefer E J, Kastelein J J, Kotze M J, Hayden M R
Abstract excerpt
Recently, a (t-->g) transition at nucleotide -93 in the lipoprotein lipase (LPL) gene promoter has been observed in Caucasians. Here, we have compared the frequency of the -93g carriers in three distinct populations (Caucasians, South African Blacks, and Chinese). The carrier frequency in the Cau...
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