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APOE genotype and serum cholesterol in predicting risk for early death from ischemic stroke in men and women.
Cerebrovascular diseases (Basel, Switzerland) - 1 Jan 2005
Gromadzka Grazyna, Barańska-Gieruszczak Maria, Ciesielska Agnieszka, Sarzyńska-Dlugosz Iwona, Członkowska Anna
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: We recently discovered that APOE epsilon3/epsilon4 genotype in men and APOE epsilon2/epsilon3 genotype in women are associated with increased risk of death from ischemic stroke (IS). One of the main physiological roles of apolipoprotein E is participation in cholesterol metabolism. A significant association of low serum cholesterol level with increased risk of death from stroke was documented. So, we...
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