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Apolipoprotein E gene polymorphism effects triglycerides but not CAD risk in Caucasian women younger than 65 years.
Annales de genetique - 1 Jan 2000
Letonja Mitja, Guzic-Salobir Barbara, Peterlin Borut, Petrovic Daniel
Abstract excerpt
The pathogenesis of CAD is similar in man and woman, yet some risk factors have a greater impact on the CAD risk in woman than in man. In this study we assessed the effect of the apoE gene polymorphism on lipid metabolism and risk for CAD in women younger than 65 years (premature CAD). In a cross-sectional case-control study, 147 female Caucasian patients with premature CAD (confirmed by coronarography) were...
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