Interaction of functional <it>NPC1 </it>gene Polymorphism with smoking on coronary heart disease

• Main Authors: Hui Rutai (Author), Sun Kai (Author), Wang Hu (Author), Zheng Xinxin (Author), Zhang Lin (Author), Xin Ying (Author), Wang Qianqian (Author), Xu Jing (Author), Ma Weiwei (Author), Huang Xiaohong (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2010-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The protein of Niemann-pick type C1 gene (<it>NPC1</it>) is known to facilitate the egress of cholesterol and other lipids from late endosomes and lysosomes to other cellular compartments. This study aims to investigate w...