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SUBMITTER: Li Q
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3416707 | biostudies-literature | 2012 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lipids in health and disease 20120501
<h4>Background</h4>The association of ATP binding cassette transporter G8 gene (ABCG8) rs4148217 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) and serum lipid profiles is still controversial in diverse racial/ethnic groups. Mulao nationality is an isolated minority in China. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of ABCG8 rs4148217 SNP and several environmental factors with serum lipid levels in the Guangxi Mulao and Han populations.<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 634 subjects of Mulao national ...[more]