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Apolipoprotein epsilon2 allele is associated with an anti-atherogenic lipoprotein profile in children: The Columbia University BioMarkers Study.
Pediatrics - 1 Sept 2000
Isasi C R, Shea S, Deckelbaum R J, Couch S C, Starc T J, Otvos J D, Berglund L
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: We examined associations between allelic variation in the apo epsilon gene, which codes for apolipoprotein E, and plasma lipid levels in children. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We analyzed genotype and fasting lipid levels, including lipid particle size by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, in 515 children from 297 families. RESULTS: Children carrying the apo epsilon2 allele (1 or 2 epsilon2 alleles; n...
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