Article
Apolipoprotein E gene polymorphisms in patients with premature myocardial infarction: a case-controlled study in Asian Indians in North India.
Annals of clinical biochemistry - 1 Jul 2003
Kumar Prabhat, Luthra Kalpana, Dwivedi Manjari, Behl Vinay K, Pandey Ravinder M, Misra Anoop
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Several factors, including abdominal obesity, insulin resistance, diabetes mellitus and low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol have been implicated in the high prevalence and early onset of coronary heart disease in Asian Indians. However, there are no reports regarding the role of apolipoprotein E (apo E) gene polymorphisms in premature myocardial infarction (MI) in this population. This...
Topics
- Adult
- Apolipoproteins E
- Asian People
- Base Sequence
- Case-Control Studies
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- India
- Male
- Middle Aged
