Apolipoprotein B gene polymorphism and plasma lipids and lipoproteins in a Canadian Caucasian population.

doi:10.1016/0009-9120(92)90165-o

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Apolipoprotein B gene polymorphism and plasma lipids and lipoproteins in a Canadian Caucasian population.

Clinical biochemistry - 1 Dec 1992

Ogbonna G, Cheung R M, Wong G, Adeli K

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We have investigated the frequency of Hind III DNA polymorphism of the human apolipoprotein B gene in a Canadian Caucasian population with coronary artery disease, as documented by angiography, and a healthy control population. Patients had significantly (p < 0.05) higher levels of cholesterol, t...

Topics

Adult
Aged
Alleles
Apolipoproteins B
Canada
Cholesterol
Coronary Disease
DNA Probes
Female
Genotype
Humans
Lipids
Lipoproteins
Lipoproteins, LDL
Male
Middle Aged
Polymorphism, Genetic
Triglycerides

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