Relation of coronary heart disease and apolipoprotein E phenotype in patients with non-insulin dependent diabetes.

doi:10.1136/bmj.303.6811.1159

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Relation of coronary heart disease and apolipoprotein E phenotype in patients with non-insulin dependent diabetes.

BMJ (Clinical research ed.) - 9 Nov 1991

Laakso M, Kesäniemi A, Kervinen K, Jauhiainen M, Pyörälä K

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OBJECTIVES: To examine the relation between coronary heart disease and the apolipoprotein E phenotypes in patients with non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. DESIGN: Cross sectional study. SETTING: District around Kuopio University Central Hospital, East Finland. SUBJECTS: 138 men with non-ins...

Topics

Angina Pectoris
Apolipoproteins E
Coronary Disease
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Diabetic Angiopathies
Gene Frequency
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Phenotype

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