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Apolipoproteins E and C-III in apo B- and non-apo B-containing lipoproteins in middle-aged women from the Stanislas cohort: effect of oral contraceptive use and common apolipoprotein E polymorphism.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Apr 2001
Starck M, Schiele F, Herbeth B, Vincent-Viry M, Beaud B, Siest G, Visvikis S
Abstract excerpt
Oral contraceptive (OC) use and common apo E polymorphism are well known to modify serum lipid and lipoprotein concentrations. The combined effect of OC use and apo E genotype on the concentration of apo E or apo C-III in apo B- (apo E-LpB or apo C-III-LpB) or in non-apo B-containing lipoparticles (apo E-Lp-non-B or apo C-III-Lp-non-B) are unknown. Our study comprised 613 women, aged 30-45 years, genotyped for...
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