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SUBMITTER: Eroglu Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5047017 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Eroglu Zuhal Z Harman Ece E Vardarli Egemen E Kayikcioglu Meral M Vardarli Asli Tetik AT
Journal of clinical medicine research 20160929 11
<h4>Background</h4>Dyslipidemia has a substantial role in the development of cardiovascular diseases in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Determining the genetic profile of T2DM patients with dyslipidemia is important in order to reduce the risk of microvascular and macrovascular complications. Low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) plays a critical role in plasma lipoprotein hemostasis. LDLR mutations/polymorphisms cause changes at the lipoprotein level. The objective of this stud ...[more]