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The influence of the S19W SNP of the APOA5 gene on triglyceride levels in southern Brazil: interactions with the APOE gene, sex and menopause status.
Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD - 1 Aug 2011
De Andrade F M, Maluf S W, Schuch J B, Voigt F, Barros A C, Lucatelli J F, Hutz M H
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Hypertriglyceridemia is an important independent risk factor for coronary artery diseases and is determined by a wide range of factors, both genetic and exogenous. The A5 apolipoprotein, which is associated with the synthesis and removal of triglycerides (TG), is encoded by the APOA5 gene. One of the polymorphisms of this gene that has been the focus of a large number of studies, and which...
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