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Apo e4 allele is associated with endothelium-dependent arterial dilation in women with type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes research and clinical practice - 1 May 2006
Guangda Xiang, Linshuang Zhao, Jie Hou, Ling Yue, Huijuan Xiang
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OBJECTIVE: Previous studies have suggested that the e4 allele of apolipoprotein E (apo E) relates to the endothelium-dependent arterial dilation in men with type 2 diabetes. This study attempted to assess whether apo e4 allele is associated with endothelial dysfunction in women with type 2 diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: We selected 144 Chinese Han female type 2 diabetic patients without clinically...
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