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Selenium level is associated with apoE epsilon4 in rural elderly Chinese.
Public health nutrition - 1 Dec 2009
Gao Sujuan, Jin Yinlong, Hall Kathleen S, Liang Chaoke, Unverzagt Frederick W, Ma Feng, Cheng Yibin, Shen Jianzhao, Cao Jingxiang, Matesan Janetta, Li Ping, Bian Jianchao, Hendrie Hugh C, Murrell Jill R
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Se is an essential trace element in human nutrition associated with antioxidant activity. Previous studies on predictors of toenail Se or serum Se have mostly concentrated on demographic factors such as age and gender. The present paper examines the association between apoE genotype and Se levels in nail samples in a rural elderly Chinese cohort. DESIGN: Two thousand Chinese aged 65 years and over from...
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