Role of polymorphisms of the cholesteryl ester transfer protein gene in atherogenesis
Abstract The cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) is a plasma protein that transfers cholesteryl esters and triglycerides between plasma lipoproteins. Humans with a genetic CETP deficiency have high plasma high density lipopoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels, whereas the CETP transgene lowers...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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University of Oulu
2000
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| Online Access: | http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:951425578X http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:951425578X |