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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. In women having only apolipoprotein E3 isoforms (n = 24), body fat mass, the waist: hip circumference ratio, and...
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