Article
Genetic polymorphisms and mutations of the lipoprotein lipase gene in Japanese schoolchildren with hypoalphalipoproteinemia.
Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis - 1 Jan 1998
Yamana K, Yanagi H, Hirano C, Kobayashi K, Tanaka M, Tomura S, Tsuchiya S, Hamaguchi H
Abstract excerpt
Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) is an important enzyme for the hydrolysis of TG on lipoproteins, and its activity is positively correlated with the plasma levels of high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C). To investigate the association between the LPL gene and low HDL-C levels, we studied two poly...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Child
- Cholesterol, HDL
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genotype
- Humans
- Japan
- Lipoprotein Lipase
- Lipoproteins
- Male
- Mutation
- Obesity
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Tangier Disease
- Triglycerides