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Plasma phospholipid transfer protein activity is inversely associated with betaine in diabetic and non-diabetic subjects

BACKGROUND: The choline metabolite, betaine, plays a role in lipid metabolism, and may predict the development of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Phospholipid transfer protein (PLTP) and lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) require phosphatidylcholine as substrate,...

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Autores principales: Dullaart, R. P. F., Garcia, Erwin, Jeyarajah, Elias, Gruppen, Eke G., Connelly, Margery A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5007837/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27581838
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12944-016-0313-5