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Longitudinal study of the association between ABO phenotype and total serum cholesterol level in a Japanese cohort.
Genetic epidemiology - 1 Jan 1992
Wong F L, Kodama K, Sasaki H, Yamada M, Hamilton H B
Abstract excerpt
The relationship between ABO blood phenotype and total serum cholesterol (TC) level was examined in a Japanese population to determine whether an elevated TC level is associated with phenotype A, as has been demonstrated in many West European populations. Such studies in nonwhite populations are scarce, and findings generally failed to demonstrate the relationship. Inconsistent results from cross-sectional...
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