Protein-Truncating Variants at the Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein Gene and Risk for Coronary Heart Disease

RATIONALE: gene may provide insight into the efficacy of CETP inhibition. OBJECTIVE: gene were associated with plasma lipid levels and CHD. METHODS AND RESULTS: ). CONCLUSIONS: displayed higher high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, lower triglycerides, and lower risk for CHD.