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Apolipoprotein E phenotype associations with plasma lipoproteins and bone mass in postmenopausal women.
Climacteric : the journal of the International Menopause Society - 1 Sept 1998
Sanada M, Nakagawa H, Kodama I, Sakasita T, Ohama K
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of apolipoprotein E (apo E) phenotype on plasma lipids and bone mass in postmenopausal Japanese women. METHODS: In 320 subjects aged 40-65 years (mean +/- SE, 54.0 +/- 0.6), apo E phenotype was determined by isometric electrophoresis. Phenotypic frequencies were 0.3% for E2/2 (n = 1), 8.1% for E3/2 (n = 26), 70.3% for E3/3 (n = 225), 0.6% for E4/2 (n...
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