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    Platelet activating factor levels and metabolism in tangier disease: a case study

    Tangier disease (TD) is a phenotypic expression of rare familial syndrome with mutations in the ABCA1 transporter. The risk of coronary artery disease in patients with TD is variable. On the other hand the piv...

    Vana Kolovou, Vasiliki D Papakonstantinou in Lipids in Health and Disease (2012)

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    Association of gender, ABCA1 gene polymorphisms and lipid profile in Greek young nurses

    One of the important proteins involved in lipid metabolism is the ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1) encoding by ABCA1 gene. In this study we evaluated the single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of ABCA1...

    Vana Kolovou, Apostolia Marvaki, Agathi Karakosta in Lipids in Health and Disease (2012)

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    The role of common variants of the cholesteryl ester transfer protein gene in left main coronary artery disease

    The cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) has a central role in the lipid metabolism and therefore may alter the susceptibility to atherosclerosis.

    Genovefa Kolovou, Ioannis Vasiliadis, Vana Kolovou in Lipids in Health and Disease (2011)

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    ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 gene polymorphisms and serum lipid levels in young Greek nurses

    The ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1) is essential protein involved in lipid metabolism. The present study was undertaken to detect the possible association of polymorphisms in the ABCA1 gene [rs2230...

    Vana Kolovou, Genovefa Kolovou, Apostolia Marvaki in Lipids in Health and Disease (2011)