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The apolipoprotein E polymorphism and cardiovascular diseases--an autopsy study.
Cardiovascular pathology : the official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology - 1 Jan 2000
Kumar Neena Theresa, Liestøl Knut, Løberg Else Marit, Reims Henrik Mikael, Brorson Sverre-Henning, Maehlen Jan
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BACKGROUND: Numerous studies have addressed the association between the apolipoprotein E polymorphism and cardiovascular disease, but only a few reports are based on findings at autopsy. In the present retrospective study, we have used autopsy findings from a general hospital population to further investigate this issue. METHODS AND RESULTS: We collected information from 1522 consecutive autopsy reports (886 men,...
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