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SUBMITTER: Daoud MS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3917734 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Daoud Mohamed S MS Ataya Farid S FS Fouad Dalia D Alhazzani Amal A Shehata Afaf I AI Al-Jafari Abdulaziz A AA
Biomedical reports 20130530 4
Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) plays a central role in lipoprotein metabolism by hydrolyzing the core triglycerides (TGs) of circulating chylomicrons and very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL). The effects of LPL polymorphisms on lipid levels and coronary artery disease (CAD) have been inconsistent among studies and populations. To assess the lipid profiles and distributions of three LPL gene polymorphisms in Saudi patients with CAD, the <i>Hin</i>dIII, <i>Pvu</i>II and Ser447Ter polymorphisms in the LPL ...[more]