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Apoliprotein E genotype is associated with apoliprotein B plasma levels but not with coronary calcium score in very elderly individuals in primary care setting.
Gene - 15 Apr 2014
Henriques Adriane D, Tonet-Furioso Audrey C, Machado-Silva Wilcelly, Freitas Wladimir M, Quaglia Luiz A, Santos Simone N, Córdova Cláudio, Sposito Andrei C, Nóbrega Otávio T
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BACKGROUND: Epidemiological surveys indicate the influence of polymorphisms of apolipoprotein (apo) E on plasma lipids and triglyceride-rich lipoprotein levels, with impact on atherosclerotic phenotypes. AIM: We studied the association of classic genotypes of the apoE gene with clinical and bioch...
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