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Apolipoprotein E genotype in matched men and women with coronary heart disease.
Annals of clinical and laboratory science - 1 Jan 2005
Kolovou Genovefa D, Anagnostopoulou Katherine K, Salpea Klelia D, Panagiotakos Demosthenes B, Hoursalas Ioannis S, Cariolou Marios A, Koniavitou Katerina, Cokkinos Dennis V
Abstract excerpt
Apolipoprotein E (apo E) plays an important role in lipid metabolism and its polymorphism may be a risk determinant of coronary heart disease (CHD). Since evidence suggested a gender-specific effect of apo E polymorphism, we studied the influence of gender-specific interaction of the polymorphism on CHD. From a total of 463 Greek Caucasians (314 men and 149 postmenopausal women) with angiographically documented...
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