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Association of cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) gene polymorphism, high density lipoprotein cholesterol and risk of coronary artery disease: a meta-analysis using a Mendelian randomization approach

BACKGROUND: Recent randomized controlled trials have challenged the concept that increased high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels are associated with coronary artery disease (CAD) risk reduction. The causal role of HDL-C in the development of atherosclerosis remains unclear. To increase...

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Autores principales: Wu, Zhijun, Lou, Yuqing, Qiu, Xiaochun, Liu, Yan, Lu, Lin, Chen, Qiujing, Jin, Wei
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4258818/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25366166
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12881-014-0118-1