METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING PREDISPOSITIONS TO LOW HDL CHOLESTEROL AND APOLIPOPROTEIN AI AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING INHIBITION OF ENZYMOTIC REACTION BETWEEN LIPG AND HDL OR VLDL OR LDL

摘要

Compositions and methods for raising the level of HDL cholesterol and apolipoprotein AI in a patient and for lowering the levels of VLDL cholesterol and LDL cholesterol in a patient, including compositions and methods which effect the expression of a gene, LIPG, which encodes a lipase enzyme that is a member of the tryacylglycerol lipase family or which effect the enzymatic activity of the enzyme.