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Plasma levels of apolipoprotein E and risk of stroke in old age.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 1 Apr 2007
van Vliet Peter, Mooijaart Simon P, de Craen Anton J M, Rensen Patrick C N, van Heemst Diana, Westendorp Rudi G J
Abstract excerpt
Recently, high plasma apoE levels have been shown to be related to increased cardiovascular mortality, independent of APOE genotype. Here we studied the association of plasma apoE levels with risk of stroke. Within the Leiden 85-plus Study, a prospective population-based study of 561 subjects aged 85 years, we measured plasma apoE level and determined APOE genotype at base line. The presence of stroke in the...
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