Article
Influences of common variants of apolipoprotein E on measures of lipid metabolism in a sample selected for health.
Arteriosclerosis and thrombosis : a journal of vascular biology - 1 Jan 2000
Xhignesse M, Lussier-Cacan S, Sing C F, Kessling A M, Davignon J
Abstract excerpt
Five-hundred seventy-five white-collar workers (374 men; 99% Caucasians) aged 20-59 years were selected on the basis of their being healthy and clinically free from cardiovascular risk factors (except smoking and family history). We have observed a higher relative frequency of the epsilon 3 allel...
Topics
- Adult
- Alleles
- Apolipoproteins B
- Apolipoproteins E
- Cholesterol
- Cholesterol, LDL
- Female
- Health
- Humans
- Lipids
- Lipoproteins
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Sex Characteristics
- Triglycerides