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Apolipoprotein E polymorphism and carotid artery intima-media thickness in a random sample of middle-aged men.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Nov 2000
Ilveskoski E, Loimaala A, Mercuri M F, Lehtimäki T, Pasanen M, Nenonen A, Oja P, Bond M G, Koivula T, Karhunen P J, Vuori I
Abstract excerpt
Genetic polymorphism of apolipoprotein E (apoE) is an important factor in the development of coronary artery disease but the results concerning apoE genotype and carotid artery atherosclerosis remain controversial. We investigated a random sample of 189 Finnish middle aged men (mean age 54 years, range 50-59) to assess the role of apoE in the process of carotid atherosclerosis. Intima-media thickness (IMT) of the...
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