Apolipoprotein E polymorphism alters the association between body fatness and plasma lipoproteins in women.

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Apolipoprotein E polymorphism alters the association between body fatness and plasma lipoproteins in women.

Journal of lipid research - 1 Jun 1990

Pouliot M C, Després J P, Moorjani S, Lupien P J, Tremblay A, Bouchard C

Abstract excerpt

The aim of the present study was to investigate the associations between total adiposity, body fat distribution, and plasma lipoprotein levels within groups of women defined on the basis of apolipoprotein E phenotypes, in order to verify whether apoE polymorphism could modify these associations....

Topics

Abdomen
Adipose Tissue
Adult
Apolipoproteins E
Body Composition
Female
Humans
Lipoproteins
Obesity
Phenotype
Polymorphism, Genetic

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