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Apolipoprotein E phenotype affects the malondialdehyde-modified LDL concentration and forearm endothelial function in postmenopausal women.
Clinical endocrinology - 1 Nov 2004
Tsuda Mikio, Sanada Mitsuhiro, Higashi Yukihito, Hara Yoshiko, Kodama Ichiro, Chayama Kazuaki, Yoshizumi Masao, Ohama Koso
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: We investigated whether the apolipoprotein E (apo E) phenotype affects the serum concentration of malondialdehyde-modified low-density lipoprotein (MDA-LDL) or forearm endothelial function in postmenopausal women. PATIENTS AND MEASUREMENTS: Individuals were divided into three groups according to their apo E phenotype: E2 (E2/2 and E2/3, n = 12); E3 (E3/3, n = 71); and E4 (E3/4 and E4/4, n = 27). The...
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