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Association between apolipoprotein E genotype and cancer susceptibility: a meta-analysis.
Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology - 1 Jul 2014
Anand R, Prakash S S, Veeramanikandan R, Kirubakaran Richard
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Apolipoprotein E (ApoE), a protein primarily involved in lipoprotein metabolism, occurs in three isoforms (E2, E3 and E4). Studies evaluating the association between APOE genotype and incidence of malignancies have given inconclusive results. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the present study was to analyze the association between APOE genotype and incidence of cancer by a meta-analysis. METHODS: We...
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