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Parental history of myocardial infarction: lipid traits, gene polymorphisms and lifestyle.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Mar 2001
Boer J M, Feskens E J, Kuivenhoven J A, Schouten E G, Havekes L M, Kastelein J J, Seidell J C, Kromhout D
Abstract excerpt
To investigate the relationship between parental history of myocardial infarction (MI), lipid traits and gene polymorphisms involved in lipid metabolism, we examined Dutch men and women, who were selected from a large population-based study. Subjects whose father (n=112), mother (n=115) or both parents (n=115) suffered from a premature MI presented with significantly higher apolipoprotein B (apo B) levels than...
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