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Efficiency of intestinal cholesterol absorption in humans is not related to apoE phenotype.
Journal of lipid research - 1 Jan 2003
Von Bergmann Klaus, Lütjohann Dieter, Lindenthal Bernhard, Steinmetz Armin
Abstract excerpt
The present study investigated the role of apolipoprotein E (apoE) phenotype on intestinal cholesterol absorption and cholesterol synthesis. Studies were carried out in eight subjects homozygous for the apoE4 and 12 subjects homozygous for the E2 allele (six normocholesterolemic volunteers and six patients with type III hyperlipoproteinemia). Cholesterol absorption did not differ between the three groups of...
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