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Lipoprotein concentrations in newborns are associated with allelic variations in their mothers.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Feb 2004
Descamps Olivier S, Bruniaux Monique, Guilmot Pierre-Francois, Tonglet René, Heller Francis R
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BACKGROUND: Factors determining lipoprotein concentrations in the fetus are not yet fully understood. We postulated that an important factor is the genetic make-up of the mother. In the present study, we examined the associations between the cord blood concentrations of lipoproteins of 525 newborns and the polymorphisms present in their mothers on the genes of apolipoprotein E (APOE*E2, *E3, *E4), apolipoprotein...
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