Apolipoproteins (apoproteins) and LPL variation in Mennonite populations of Kansas and Nebraska.

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Apoproteins (also known as apolipoproteins) have been studied extensively because of their role in lipid transport, association between specific genotypes and elevated serum lipid levels, and increased risk of heart disease. There is considerable genetic variation in the geographic distributions of these markers, with a north-south cline of the APOE*4 allele observed in Europe by Lucotte et al. ([1997] Hum Biol...

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