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Low levels of serum cholesterol and systolic blood pressure in Japanese with the apolipoprotein E3/2 genotype.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 15 Jun 1999
Shiwaku K, Gao T Q, Hojo N, Fukushima T, Yamane Y
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Apolipoprotein E (apoE) plays an important role in lipoprotein and cholesterol metabolism. An association between serum cholesterol and blood pressure has been suggested by epidemiological and experimental studies. But it is still not clear whether the apoE polymorphism plays a role in regulating blood pressure. The present study was undertaken to determine the association among apoE genotype, serum cholesterol...
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