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Apolipoprotein E polymorphism and fertility: a study in pre-industrial populations.
Molecular human reproduction - 1 Aug 2004
Corbo R M, Ulizzi L, Scacchi R, Martínez-Labarga C, De Stefano G F
Abstract excerpt
Human apolipoprotein E is the most important supplier of the cholesterol precursor for steroid hormone production in steroidogenic tissues and therefore could play a role in the regulation of steroid hormone function and influence human reproduction. This hypothesis has been confirmed by studies describing a differential fertility associated with common apolipoprotein (APOE) genotypes in two European populations....
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