Interaction of functional <it>NPC1 </it>gene Polymorphism with smoking on coronary heart disease

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The protein of Niemann-pick type C1 gene (<it>NPC1</it>) is known to facilitate the egress of cholesterol and other lipids from late endosomes and lysosomes to other cellular compartments. This study aims to investigate w...

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Main Authors: Hui Rutai, Sun Kai, Wang Hu, Zheng Xinxin, Zhang Lin, Xin Ying, Wang Qianqian, Xu Jing, Ma Weiwei, Huang Xiaohong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-10-01
Series:BMC Medical Genetics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2350/11/149