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Apolipoproteins AI, B, and E polymorphisms in severe aortic valve stenosis
1 Nov 2001
Abstract excerpt
Hypercholesterolemia has been related to aortic valve stenosis (AS). Polymorphisms of apolipoproteins (apo) AI, B, and E are associated with variable levels of plasma lipids, but the association between these polymorphisms and AS is unknown. In a case-control study of groups matched by age, sex, comparable body mass index, hypertension, triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, and low-density...
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