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Apolipoprotein E (APOE) phenotype and APOE concentrations in multiple sclerosis and acute herpes zoster.
Acta neurologica Scandinavica - 1 Aug 2000
Pirttilä T, Haanpää M, Mehta P D, Lehtimäki T
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OBJECTIVES: There are three major isoforms of apolipoprotein E (apoE), namely apoE2, apoE3, and apoE4, that are products of three alleles (epsilon2,epsilon3,epsilon4) at a single gene locus on chromosome 19. It is well known that the presence of apoE4 increases the risk for the development of Alzheimer's disease and atherosclerosis. The aim of the study was to examine if apoE polymorphism or apoE levels...
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