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Plasma lipid levels have a high variability within and in-between populations. Genetic factors are involved in controlling plasma lipid levels and explain more than 50% of the variance of total plasma cholesterol levels in Caucasian populations. Single polymorphic genes affecting plasma lipid levels have only recently been identified (for review see Utermann, 1985, 1987a,b, 1988; Lusis, 1988).
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Utermann, G. (1989). Apolipoprotein Variation: Effect on Plasma Lipid Variability. In: Sirtori, C.R., Franceschini, G., Brewer, H.B., Assmann, G. (eds) Human Apolipoprotein Mutants 2. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9549-6_2
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