Article
Characterization of a new apolipoprotein E5 variant detected in two French-Canadian subjects.
Journal of lipid research - 1 Apr 1991
Mailly F, Xu C F, Xhignesse M, Lussier-Cacan S, Talmud P J, Davignon J, Humphries S E, Nestruck A C
Abstract excerpt
We have found a novel apoE5 mutation, using isoelectric focusing (IEF), in two apparently unrelated French-Canadian subjects. Co-dominant inheritance was demonstrated in the family of the first proband, a healthy male subject. The presence of the apoE5 form was not associated with lipid abnormalities or cardiovascular disease in this family. The second proband was a hyperlipidemic female patient suffering from...
Topics
- Adult
- Alleles
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Apolipoproteins E
- Base Sequence
- Epitopes
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Hyperlipidemia, Familial Combined
- Lipoproteins, VLDL
