Article
Apolipoprotein E polymorphism in non-insulin-dependent diabetics of Mumbai, India and its effect on plasma lipids and lipoproteins.
Diabetes research and clinical practice - 1 Mar 2000
Inamdar P A, Kelkar S M, Devasagayam T P, Bapat M M
Abstract excerpt
The role of apolipoproteinE (apoE) phenotypes in modulating the plasma lipid and lipoprotein levels was studied in a group of NIDDM patients and healthy individuals residing in Mumbai. The apoE phenotype frequencies were similar in the diabetic and healthy persons. The elevations in the lipid/lipoprotein levels were higher in diabetic subjects (53.3%) than in the controls (8%), showing the frequency of increase...
Topics
- Adult
- Apolipoproteins E
- Case-Control Studies
- Cholesterol
- Cholesterol, HDL
- Cholesterol, LDL
- Cholesterol, VLDL
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Female
- Humans
- India
- Lipids
- Lipoproteins
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Reference Values