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Greater impact of dietary fat manipulation than apolipoprotein E genotype on ex vivo cytokine production - insights from the SATgenε study.
Cytokine - 1 Apr 2014
Koutsos Athanasios, Jackson Kim G, Lockyer Stacey, Carvalho-Wells Andrew, Minihane Anne M, Lovegrove Julie A
Abstract excerpt
Apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotype is believed to play an important role in cardiovascular risk. APOE4 carriers have been associated with higher blood lipid levels and a more pro-inflammatory state compared with APOE3/E3 individuals. Although dietary fat composition has been considered to modulate the inflammatory state in humans, very little is known about how APOE genotype can impact on this response. In a...
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