Article
Effect of apo E phenotype on plasma postprandial triglyceride levels in young male adults with and without a familial history of myocardial infarction: the EARS II study. European Atherosclerosis Research Study.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Aug 1999
Dallongeville J, Tiret L, Visvikis S, O'Reilly D S, Saava M, Tsitouris G, Rosseneu M, DeBacker G, Humphries S E, Beisiegel U
Abstract excerpt
The goal of the present study was to assess whether the effect of the apolipoprotein E polymorphism on postprandial lipemia explained part of the risk attributable to familial history of coronary heart disease. Cases (n = 407) were students, aged between 18 and 28 years, whose fathers had a proven myocardial infarction before the age of 55 years. Age-matched controls (n = 415) were recruited from the...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Alleles
- Apolipoproteins E
- Cholesterol, HDL
- Cholesterol, LDL
- Dietary Fats
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Myocardial Infarction