Article
Complex adaptive systems and human health: the influence of common genotypes of the apolipoprotein E (ApoE) gene polymorphism and age on the relational order within a field of lipid metabolism traits.
Human genetics - 1 Nov 2000
Zerba K E, Ferrell R E, Sing C F
Abstract excerpt
We analyzed the influence of age, apolipoprotein E (ApoE) genotype, and their interaction on the variation of each of all possible pairwise correlations among plasma levels of ApoE, ApoB, total cholesterol, triglyceride, and HDL cholesterol. Our cross-sectional study sample included 1,876 individuals (979 females and 897 males) from the Rochester, MN population, unselected for health, with a common ApoE genotype...
Topics
- Adaptation, Physiological
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Apolipoproteins B
- Apolipoproteins E
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Cholesterol
