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Association of the epsilon 2 allele of APOE gene to hypertriglyceridemia and to early-onset alcoholic cirrhosis.
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research - 1 Apr 2008
Hernández-Nazará Zamira H, Ruiz-Madrigal Bertha, Martínez-López Erika, Roman Sonia, Panduro Arturo
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BACKGROUND: The diverse incidence of alcoholic cirrhosis around the world and the fact that not all alcoholic drinkers develop liver disease indicates that genetic and environmental factors play an important role in the development of liver cirrhosis. Lipids participate in early stages of alcoholic cirrhosis. Therefore variations in the plasma lipid profile due to primary (genetic) or secondary (environmental)...
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