Reference values for serum levels of cholesteryl ester transfer protein and its distribution characteristics in healthy Chinese children and newborns.
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the distribution characteristics of serum CETP levels in childhood.


METHODS
CETP was measured in 912 healthy children and 40 cord blood with an ELISA.


RESULTS
CETP was skewed in children with a median of 2.48 (2.5-97.5 percentiles: 0.56-6.96) mg/L. CETP in cords was much lower than in children, and was lower in younger children (<1 year) than in elder children.


CONCLUSIONS
CETP is lowest at birth and sharply rises to maximum levels in infancy.
Zhang
Chunni
C
Department of Biochemistry, Jinling Hospital, Clinical School of Medicine, Nanjing University, 210002 Nanjing, PR China.
Niu
Dongmei
D
Li
Ke
K
Yang
Yuhua
Y
Liu
Xiaozhuan
X
Zhuang
Yiyi
Y
Zhang
Jie
J
Wang
Junjun
J
D000293:Adolescent; D044466:Asian People; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China; D053480:Cholesterol Ester Transfer Proteins / Q000097:blood*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values
D053480:Cholesterol Ester Transfer Proteins