Article
Apolipoprotein E polymorphism and renal disease.
Kidney international. Supplement - 1 Jul 1999
Oda H, Yorioka N, Ueda C, Kushihata S, Yamakido M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Lipid abnormalities are frequently found in end-stage renal disease (ESRD), and abnormal lipid metabolism may contribute to the progression of renal disease. Previous investigators have reported that apolipoprotein E (apoE) has an important role in lipoprotein metabolism and that the process of lipoprotein catabolism varies according to the apoE phenotype. In addition, the relative frequency of the...
Topics
- Alleles
- Apolipoprotein E2
- Apolipoproteins E
- Gene Frequency
- Glomerulonephritis
- Humans
- Kidney Diseases
- Kidney Failure, Chronic
- Lipids
- Phenotype
- Polymorphism, Genetic
