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Apolipoprotein AIV gene variant S347 is associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease and lower plasma apolipoprotein AIV levels.
Circulation research - 16 May 2003
Wong Wai-man R, Hawe Emma, Li Lai K, Miller George J, Nicaud Viviane, Pennacchio Len A, Humphries Steve E, Talmud Philippa J
Abstract excerpt
The impact of common variants in the apolipoprotein gene cluster (APOC3-A4-A5) on prospective coronary heart disease (CHD) risk was examined in healthy UK men. Of the 2808 men followed over 9 years, 187 had a clinically defined CHD event. Examination of 9 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in this group revealed that homozygotes for APOA4 S347 had significantly increased risk of CHD [hazard ratio (HR) of 2.07...
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