Publications by authors named "Umut Koc"
Background/aim: The endothelial lipase gene (LIPG) has a major role in regulating high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), therefore this study investigated whether LIPG is associated with coronary artery disease (CAD) in a Turkish population.
Materials And Methods: The LIPG (584 C/T) mutation was analyzed in 74 CAD patients and 73 controls.
Results: There was a significant difference between the two groups regarding the mutant T allele frequencies (χ=0.