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Age-dependent association of apolipoprotein E genotype with coronary and aortic atherosclerosis in middle-aged men: an autopsy study.
Circulation - 10 Aug 1999
Ilveskoski E, Perola M, Lehtimäki T, Laippala P, Savolainen V, Pajarinen J, Penttilä A, Lalu K H, Männikkö A, Liesto K K, Koivula T, Karhunen P J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Apolipoprotein E (apoE) polymorphism is one of the genetic determinants of serum cholesterol values. The apoE epsilon4 allele has been associated with advanced coronary heart disease (CHD) diagnosed by angiography, but the role of the apoE genotype in atherosclerosis has not been confirmed at vessel-wall level, nor is any age-dependent effect of the apoE genotype on the development of CHD known....
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