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Apolipoprotein E2/E2 genotype in combination with mutations in the LDL receptor gene causes type III hyperlipoproteinemia.
Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine - 1 May 2002
Geisel Jürgen, Bunte Thomas, Bodis Marion, Oette Kurt, Herrmann Wolfgang
Abstract excerpt
The primary genetic cause of type III hyperlipoproteinemia is the homozygous presence of the apolipoprotein E2 allele. However, only approximately 1% of subjects with the apolipoprotein E2/E2 genotype develop type III hyperlipoproteinemia. Other factors are therefore necessary to express type III hyperlipoproteinemia. Two individuals were identified as having type III hyperlipoproteinemia (triglyceride to very...
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