Apolipoprotein E phenotypes and hyperlipidemia in patients under maintenance hemodialysis.

doi:10.1007/BF00197265

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Apolipoprotein E phenotypes and hyperlipidemia in patients under maintenance hemodialysis.

Human genetics - 1 Jan 1992

Feussner G, Wey S, Bommer J, Deppermann D, Grützmacher P, Ziegler R

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Apolipoprotein E phenotypes and gene frequencies were determined in 560 patients receiving long-term hemodialysis. In addition, fasting plasma lipid- and apolipoprotein-concentrations were evaluated in 245 of these individuals. The distribution of the three major apolipoprotein E alleles (epsilon...

Topics

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Alleles
Apolipoproteins E
Female
Humans
Hyperlipidemias
Kidney Failure, Chronic
Lipids
Male
Middle Aged
Phenotype
Polymorphism, Genetic
Renal Dialysis

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