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Apolipoprotein E polymorphism in 385 patients on renal replacement therapy in Sweden.
Scandinavian journal of urology and nephrology - 1 Jan 2004
Roussos Louis, Ekström Ulf, Ehle Peter Nilsson, Oqvist Björn, Floren Claes-Henrik
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To examine apolipoprotein (apo) E polymorphism and its possible link to kidney disease in all patients receiving renal replacement therapy in our region. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The apo E genotype, plasma (P) lipids, blood pressure and albumin excretion rate were determined retrospectively in 385 patients. RESULTS: No differences in apo E genotype or the allelic frequencies of epsilon2, epsilon3 or...
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