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Apolipoprotein E polymorphism in Vietnamese children and its relationship to plasma lipid and lipoprotein levels.
Metabolism: clinical and experimental - 1 Dec 2004
Nghiem Nguyet Thu, Ta Thi Tuyet Mai, Ohmori Reiko, Kuroki Masatoshi, Nguyen Van Chuyen, Nguyen Thi Kim Hung, Kawakami Masanobu, Kondo Kazuo
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We investigated the frequency of apolipoprotein E (apoE) polymorphism and the effect of apoE polymorphism on plasma lipid and lipoprotein levels under different nutritional statuses in Vietnamese children living in urban and rural areas. Three hundred and forty-eight girls (aged 7 to 9 years) were randomly selected from urban and rural areas in southern Vietnam. Their apoE genotypes were analyzed by an Invader...
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