Article
Effects of the apolipoprotein E polymorphism on levels of lipids, lipoproteins, and apolipoproteins among Mexican-Americans in Starr County, Texas.
Arteriosclerosis and thrombosis : a journal of vascular biology - 1 Jan 2000
Hanis C L, Hewett-Emmett D, Douglas T C, Bertin T K, Schull W J
Abstract excerpt
Genetic variability has been implicated as a significant contributor to the variation in levels of lipids, lipoproteins, and apolipoproteins (apos) through a variety of direct and indirect investigations. Among the direct investigations, apo E has been shown to be polymorphic and to explain a small but statistically significant proportion of the variability in cholesterol. The apo E polymorphism was typed in 964...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Apolipoproteins
- Apolipoproteins E
- Female
- Hispanic or Latino
- Humans
- Lipids
- Lipoproteins
- Male
