Article
Apolipoprotein E allele frequencies in non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus with hypertriglyceridemia (type IIb, III, IV, and V hyperlipoproteinemia).
Metabolism: clinical and experimental - 1 Aug 1991
Eto M, Watanabe K, Makino I, Ishii K
Abstract excerpt
We examined apolipoprotein E (apo E) allele frequencies in non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) patients with normolipidemia or various types of hypertriglyceridemia to elucidate the association of the apo E alleles with hypertriglyceridemia in NIDDM. NIDDM patients with normolipidemia (N = 134) or hypertriglyceridemia [type IIb hyperlipoproteinemia (HLP) (N = 42), III HLP (N = 7), IV HLP (N = 96), and...
Topics
- Adult
- Alleles
- Apolipoproteins E
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Female
- Humans
- Hypertriglyceridemia
- Lipids
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
- Reference Values
