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Influence of apolipoprotein E, smoking, and alcohol intake on carotid atherosclerosis: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Family Heart Study.
Stroke - 1 May 2002
Djoussé Luc, Myers Richard H, Province Michael A, Hunt Steven C, Eckfeldt John H, Evans Gregory, Peacock James M, Ellison R Curtis
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Apolipoprotein E (apoE) isoforms and lifestyle factors play an important role in the development of coronary heart disease. The association of apoE and carotid atherosclerosis remains controversial. METHODS: We investigated the relation of apoE, cigarette smoking, alcohol drinking, and their interaction with carotid atherosclerosis on 544 individuals free of coronary heart disease in the...
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