Molecular basis of type III hyperlipopro
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Giso Feussner; Vera Feussner; Michael M. Hoffmann; Jens Lohrmann; Heinrich Wiela
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Article
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1998
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Type III hyperlipoproteinemia (HLP) is usually associated with homozygosity for apolipoprotein (apo) E2 (Arg112 --> Cys, Arg158 --> Cys). This common apo E isoform is defective in its binding to lipoprotein receptors. However, other rare mutations in the apo epsilon gene may also, in part dominantly