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[Apolipoprotein E gene polymorphism and risk of hypercholesterolemia: a case control study in a working population of Valencia].
Medicina clinica - 1 Jul 2000
Corella D, Guillén M, Portolés O, Sabater A, Cortina S, Folch J, Sáiz C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The apolipoprotein E (apoE) gene is polymorphic with three common alleles (epsilon 2, epsilon 3, epsilon 4) whose allelic frequency and association with lipid levels varies from population to population. The aim of this study was to estimate the association between these genetic variants and the risk of hypercholesterolemia in a Mediterranean Spanish population. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A case-control...
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