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CD36 deficiency has been classified in two types, i.e., type I and type II CD36 deficiency. Possible pathological involvement of CD36 deficiency has been suggested in humans, but is still confounding. Homozygous or compound heterozygous mutations (CD36(-/-)) were demonstrated in type I CD36 deficiency, while the genomic or molecular background of type II CD36 deficiency is still unclear, which may bring confounding interpretations of the cause-and-effect events in human CD36 deficiency. In this study, we analyzed the genotype and frequency of type II CD36 deficiency in Japanese populations, and its hereditary pattern in three families.
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Third Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki, Osaka 569-8686, Japan.
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