Apolipoprotein E polymorphism influences the serum cholesterol response to dietary intervention.

doi:10.1016/0026-0495(91)90179-z

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Apolipoprotein E polymorphism influences the serum cholesterol response to dietary intervention.

Metabolism: clinical and experimental - 1 Feb 1991

Mänttäri M, Koskinen P, Ehnholm C, Huttunen J K, Manninen V

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The association between apolipoprotein (apo) E polymorphism and the response of serum cholesterol to dietary counseling and to gemfibrozil treatment was investigated in 230 dyslipidemic middle-aged participants of the Helsinki Heart Study. Baseline lipid levels were not significantly different be...

Topics

Adult
Alleles
Apolipoproteins E
Cholesterol
Cholesterol, HDL
Cholesterol, LDL
Diet
Gemfibrozil
Humans
Lipids
Male
Middle Aged
Patient Compliance
Phenotype
Polymorphism, Genetic

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