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Genetic variations of the apolipoprotein E gene determine the plasma triglyceride levels after heart transplantation.
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation - 1 Aug 2000
Gonzalez-Amieva A, Lopez-Miranda J, Fuentes F, Castro P, Marin C, Lopez-Granados A, Valles F, Perez Jimenez F
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To study whether the presence of the polymorphism in the apolipoprotein E (apo E) gene influences the lipid profile in heart-transplant recipients. METHODS: A cohort of 103 recipients of heart transplant (93 men and 10 women, with a mean age of 47 +/- 13 years) under triple immunosuppressive therapy were submitted to a genetic study of the apo E gene region. Anthropometric and analytical data,...
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