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Apolipoprotein E polymorphism in Brazilian dyslipidemic individuals: Ouro Preto study.
Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas - 1 Jan 2007
Mendes-Lana A, Pena G G, Freitas S N, Lima A A, Nicolato R L C, Nascimento-Neto R M, Machado-Coelho G L L, Freitas R N
Abstract excerpt
The influence of apolipoprotein E alleles and genotypes on plasma lipid levels was determined in 185 individuals of mixed ethnicity living in Ouro Preto, Brazil. DNA was obtained from blood samples and the genotypes were determined by an RFLP-PCR procedure. The *3 allele was the most frequent (72%), followed by *4 (20%) and *2 (8%); *4 frequency was higher and *2 frequency was lower in the dyslipidemic group than...
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