Article
Effect of apolipoprotein E polymorphism on renal transplantation.
Transplantation proceedings - 1 Sept 2007
Cofán F, Cofan M, Rosich E, Campos B, Casals E, Zambon D, Ros E, Oppenheimer F, Campistol J M
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INTRODUCTION: Dyslipidemia is an important cardiovascular risk factor and is implicated in the pathogenesis of chronic graft failure in renal transplant recipients. Apolipoprotein E (apoE), a hepatic glycoprotein involved in lipid metabolism, has been associated with hypercholesterolemia and prem...
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