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Effects of the hepatic lipase gene and physical activity on coronary heart disease risk.
American journal of epidemiology - 1 Nov 2003
Hokanson John E, Kamboh M Ilyas, Scarboro Sharon, Eckel Robert H, Hamman Richard F
Abstract excerpt
There are environmental determinants and genetic susceptibility to coronary heart disease (CHD); however, identifying factors that modify genetic risk has been difficult. Evidence suggests that a common polymorphism in the hepatic lipase gene (LIPC-480C>T) may be related to susceptibility to CHD and that physical activity is a behavioral factor associated with CHD. This population-based prospective study in the...
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