Specific mutations in Apolipoprotein A-I (ApoA-I) of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) are responsible for a late-onset systemic amyloidosis. Carriers do not exhibit increased cardiovascular disease risk despite reduced levels of ApoA-I/ HDL-cholesterol. To explain this paradox, we show that the HDL pa...
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens (Human)
