Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences by Subject "haplotypes"

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Common and rare single nucleotide polymorphisms in the LDLR gene are present in a black South African population and associate with low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels

Van Zyl, Tertia; Jerling, Johann C.; Conradie, Karin R.; Feskens, Edith J.M. (Nature Publishing Group, 2014)

The LDL receptor has an essential role in regulating plasma LDL-C levels. Genetic variation in the LDLR gene can be associated with either lower or moderately raised plasma levels of LDL-C, or may cause familial ...