Impact of gene variants on sex-specific regulation of human Scavenger receptor class B type 1 (SR-BI) expression in liver and association with lipid levels in a population-based study

• Main Authors: Barrett-Connor Elizabeth (Author), Ginsburg Geoffrey S (Author), Guyton John (Author), Suchindran Sunil (Author), Nichols Marshall (Author), Chiba-Falek Ornit (Author), McCarthy Jeanette J (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Several studies have noted that genetic variants of <it>SCARB1</it>, a lipoprotein receptor involved in reverse cholesterol transport, are associated with serum lipid levels in a sex-dependent fashion. However, the mechan...