title: Reference values for serum levels of cholesteryl ester transfer protein and its distribution characteristics in healthy Chinese children and newborns.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Jinling Hospital, Clinical School of Medicine, Nanjing University, 210002 Nanjing, PR China.
authors.forename: Chunni
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Dongmei
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Niu
authors.forename: Ke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yuhua
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Xiaozhuan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yiyi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhuang
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Junjun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D053480:Cholesterol Ester Transfer Proteins