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The apo A-I gene promoter region polymorphism determines the severity of hyperlipidemia after heart transplantation.
Clinical transplantation - 1 Feb 2003
González-Amieva Angel, López-Miranda José, Marín Carmen, Pérez-Martinez Pablo, Gómez Purificación, Paz-Rojas Elier, Arizón Josè M, Jiménez-Perepérez José A, Concha Manuel, Pérez-Jiménez Francisco
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: To study whether the Apolipoprotein A-I (apo A-I) promoter region gene polymorphism produces changes in the lipid profile of heart transplant recipients. METHODS: One hundred and three heart transplant recipients (93 men and 10 women, with a mean age of 47 +/- 13 yr) receiving triple immunosuppressive therapy were submitted to a genetic study of the apo A-I gene promoter region. Anthropometric and...
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