Common variation in the lipoprotein lipase gene: effects on plasma lipids and risk of atherosclerosis.

doi:10.1016/s0021-9150(97)00199-8

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Common variation in the lipoprotein lipase gene: effects on plasma lipids and risk of atherosclerosis.

Atherosclerosis - 1 Dec 1997

Fisher R M, Humphries S E, Talmud P J

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The importance of the enzyme lipoprotein lipase (LPL) in the development of dyslipidaemia and atherosclerosis is increasingly recognised. Variations in the LPL gene which are common in the general population have been shown to be associated with alterations in plasma lipids. D9N and N291S both oc...

Topics

Arteriosclerosis
Genetic Variation
Humans
Lipids
Lipoprotein Lipase
Risk Factors

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