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Apolipoprotein e, alcohol consumption, and risk of ischemic stroke: the Framingham Heart Study revisited.
Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association - 1 Jan 2000
Djoussé Luc, Himali Jayandra J, Beiser Alexa, Kelly-Hayes Margaret, Wolf Philip A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Data on the association between alcohol consumption and ischemic stroke have been inconsistent. It is not known whether allele epsilon(4) of the apolipoprotein E (apoE) gene modifies the alcohol-stroke association. We sought to examine whether epsilon(4) allele of the apoE gene influences the association between alcohol consumption and ischemic stroke or high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol....
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