Apolipoprotein E polymorphism and plasma lipid, lipoprotein, and apolipoprotein levels in Italian children.

doi:10.1002/gepi.1370080605

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Apolipoprotein E polymorphism and plasma lipid, lipoprotein, and apolipoprotein levels in Italian children.

Genetic epidemiology - 1 Jan 1991

Xu C F, Talmud P J, Angelico F, Del Ben M, Savill J, Humphries S E

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We have investigated the effect of apolipoprotein (apo) E polymorphism on serum lipid, lipoprotein, and apolipoprotein levels in a sample of 195 children, aged 8-11 years, from Sezze, Central Italy. The relative frequencies of e2, e3, and e4 alleles were 0.062, 0.867, and 0.072, respectively. Var...

Topics

Alleles
Analysis of Variance
Apolipoproteins
Apolipoproteins E
Child
Female
Genotype
Humans
Italy
Lipids
Lipoproteins
Male
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Polymorphism, Genetic

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