Mounting evidence has shown that CETP has important physiological roles in adapting to chronic nutrient excess, specifically, to protect against diet-induced insulin resistance. However, the ...

High Density Lipoproteins (HDLs) have long been considered as “good cholesterol,” beneficial to the whole body and, in particular, to cardio-vascular health. However, HDLs are complex particles that ...

We therefore screened for the mutations in a test cohort of 1152 individuals from the PROCAM (PROspective CArdiovascular Münster)-Study of North-Western Germany and 2 validation cohorts, 1 from the ...