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Apolipoprotein E polymorphism modifies the alcohol-HDL association observed in the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Family Heart Study.
The American journal of clinical nutrition - 1 Dec 2004
Djoussé Luc, Pankow James S, Arnett Donna K, Eckfeldt John H, Myers Richard H, Ellison R Curtis
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The apolipoprotein E gene (APOE) allele epsilon4 is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. The presence of the epsilon4 allele has been associated with lower concentrations of HDL cholesterol, but it is not known whether the epsilon4 allele modifies the association between alcohol consumption and HDL-cholesterol concentrations. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to assess...
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