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SUBMITTER: Luo JY
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4677510 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Luo Jun-Yi JY Fu Zhen-Yan ZY Maimaiti Ailifeire A Zhou Yun Y Yang Yi-Ning YN Yu Zi-Xiang ZX Chen Bang-Dang BD Liu Fen F Ma Yi-Tong YT
Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers 20151110 12
<h4>Background</h4>Flotillin-2, an important protein of vesicular endocytosis, is commonly used as a marker protein for lipid microdomains. It plays an essential role in cellular cholesterol uptake and biliary cholesterol reabsorption. Excessive cholesterol intake could cause dyslipidemia, which is a major risk factor of coronary artery disease (CAD).<h4>Aims</h4>To investigate the association between the human flotillin-2 gene polymorphism and CAD in the Chinese Han population.<h4>Materials and ...[more]