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Are apolipoprotein E alleles correlated with semen quality?
International journal of andrology - 1 Oct 2012
Paoli D, Zedda S, Grassetti D, Gallo M, Corbo R M, Lombardo F, Lenzi A, Gandini L
Abstract excerpt
Apolipoproteins have a unique role in lipoprotein metabolism regulation, aiding lipid transport and acting as a cofactor of the enzymes involved in metabolism. There are three co-dominant alleles, APOE*2, APOE*3 and APOE*4, which encode three protein isoforms, apoE2, apoE3 and apoE4. APOE*3 is the most frequent in all populations thus far investigated, ranging from 50 to 90%. Some studies have tried to resolve a...
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