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The apolipoprotein E polymorphism: a comparison of allele frequencies and effects in nine populations.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Aug 1991
Hallman D M, Boerwinkle E, Saha N, Sandholzer C, Menzel H J, Csázár A, Utermann G
Abstract excerpt
Application of uniform methods for measuring the apolipoprotein (apo) E polymorphism and plasma cholesterol levels in nine populations (Tyrolean, Sudanese, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Hungarian, Icelandic, Finnish, and Malay) revealed significant heterogeneity among them in apo E type frequencies and mean cholesterol levels. The major apo E types in all populations were E3/2 (frequency range from 7.0% in Indians...
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