Determinants of plasma platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase: heritability and relationship to plasma lipoproteins

Plasma platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase (PAF-AH) is the enzyme that inactivates PAF (1-alkyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine). We determined the relative contributions of genetic and environmental factors to variation in plasma PAF-AH activity in 240 individuals from 60 nuclear famili...

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Main Authors: R Guerra, B Zhao, V Mooser, D Stafforini, J M Johnston, J C Cohen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1997-11-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520349427