homeostasis/metabolism
• HDL cholesterol levels are higher in mice homozygous for the PERA/EiJ allele than in homozygotes for the C57BL/6J allele
• homozygotes for the PERA allele maintain high HDL cholesterol levels when fed a high-fat diet
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cardiovascular system
• homozygous mice develop smaller aortic fatty streaks than do C57BL/6J control mice when fed a high-fat diet
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