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Apolipoprotein E gene polymorphism and gender.
Annals of clinical and laboratory science - 1 Jan 2009
Kolovou Genovefa, Damaskos Dimitris, Anagnostopoulou Katherine, Cokkinos Dennis V
Abstract excerpt
Many studies have shown that the prevalence and onset of coronary heart disease (CHD) is sex-dependent. CHD prevalence is lower in women than in men at all ages. Furthermore, women's age of CHD onset seems to be 10 yr later. This is widely attributed to the fact that men have less favorable CHD risk factors (eg, plasma lipid profile) compared to women. Mean levels of protective high density lipoprotein...
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