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The presence of apolipoprotein epsilon4 and epsilon2 alleles augments the risk of coronary artery disease in type 2 diabetic patients.
Clinical biochemistry - 1 Oct 2007
Vaisi-Raygani Asad, Rahimi Zohreh, Nomani Hamid, Tavilani Haidar, Pourmotabbed Tayebeh
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: It has been suggested that there is a relationship between apolipoprotein E polymorphism and the severity of coronary artery disease in type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The current study specifically aimed to examine whether APOE polymorphism in association with serum lipids-lipoproteins level is a risk factor for developing coronary artery disease (CAD) in diabetic patients living in western of Iran....
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