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Association of apolipoprotein E genotype with early onset of coronary heart disease in Greek men.
Angiology - 1 Jan 2000
Kolovou Genovefa D, Anagnostopoulou Katherine K, Mikhailidis Dimitri P, Panagiotakos Demosthenes B, Pilatis Nektarios D, Cariolou Marios A, Yiannakouris Nikos, Degiannis Dimitris, Stavridis Georgios, Cokkinos Dennis V
Abstract excerpt
Apolipoprotein (apo) E polymorphism has been associated with coronary heart disease (CHD) although its relation to the age of CHD onset is still not defined. The age of onset of established CHD was obtained from 502 Greek men and compared to 103 healthy men. The age grouping was based on the age of CHD onset (earlier < or =44 years, n = 73, intermediate 45-64 years, n = 321, and later > or =65 years, n = 108)....
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