Browsing Duke Scholarly Works by Subject "1-Alkyl-2-acetylglycerophosphocholine Esterase"

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    • Genome-wide association study of Lp-PLA(2) activity and mass in the Framingham Heart Study. 

      Suchindran, Sunil; Rivedal, David; Guyton, John R; Milledge, Tom; Gao, Xiaoyi; Benjamin, Ashlee; Rowell, Jennifer; ... (9 authors) (PLoS Genet, 2010-04-29)
      Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A(2) (Lp-PLA(2)) is an emerging risk factor and therapeutic target for cardiovascular disease. The activity and mass of this enzyme are heritable traits, but major genetic determinants ...

    • The exon junction complex component Magoh controls brain size by regulating neural stem cell division. 

      Silver, Debra L; Watkins-Chow, Dawn E; Schreck, Karisa C; Pierfelice, Tarran J; Larson, Denise M; Burnetti, Anthony J; Liaw, Hung-Jiun; ... (11 authors) (Nat Neurosci, 2010-05)
      Brain structure and size require precise division of neural stem cells (NSCs), which self-renew and generate intermediate neural progenitors (INPs) and neurons. The factors that regulate NSCs remain poorly understood, and ...