Levels of apolipoprotein M are not associated with the risk of coronary heart disease in two independent case-control studies

Levels of apolipoprotein M are not associated with the risk of coronary heart disease in two independent case-control studies

Apolipoprotein M (apoM), a 25 kDa plasma protein belonging to the lipocalin protein family, is predominantly associated with HDL. Studies in mice have suggested apoM to be important for the formation of pre-β-HDL and to increase cholesterol efflux from macrophage foam cells. Overexpression of human...

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Main Authors: Josefin Ahnström, Olof Axler, Matti Jauhiainen, Veikko Salomaa, Aki S. Havulinna, Christian Ehnholm, Ruth Frikke-Schmidt, Anne Tybjærg-Hansen, Björn Dahlbäck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-09-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Subjects:
cholesterol
lipocalin
signal peptide
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Copenhagen City Heart Study
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520346599

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