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Apolipoprotein E isoform polymorphisms are not associated with insulin resistance: the Framingham Offspring Study.
Diabetes care - 1 May 2000
Meigs J B, Ordovas J M, Cupples L A, Singer D E, Nathan D M, Schaefer E J, Wilson P W
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OBJECTIVE: Insulin resistance and the apolipoprotein (apo) allele e4 have both been associated with coronary heart disease (CHD). We examined the relationship between insulin resistance and apo(e) polymorphisms among participants in the Framingham Offspring Study. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: During 1991-1995, subjects underwent a clinical examination and an oral glucose tolerance test with measurement of fasting...
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