Article
Association between apoliprotein E gene polymorphism and hypercholesterolemic phenotype in Maracaibo, Zulia state, Venezuela.
American journal of therapeutics - 1 Jan 2000
Arráiz Nailet, Bermúdez Valmore, Prieto Carem, Sánchez Maria Patricia, Escalona Carolina, Sanz Eileen, Rondón Netxibeth, Reyes Francia, Velasco Manuel
Abstract excerpt
Apoliprotein (Apo) E gene polymorphisms have been associated with high plasma lipids levels and cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to determine allelic and genotypic frequencies and to evaluate the associations of polymorphisms with hypercholesterolemic phenotypes in a patient population in Maracaibo, Zulia State. Two hundred and twenty-one patients with ages between 9 and 78 years old attending...
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