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Different associations of apoE gene polymorphism with metabolic syndrome in the Vojvodina Province (Serbia).
Molecular biology reports - 1 Aug 2014
Vučinić Nataša, Djan Igor, Stokić Edita, Božin Biljana, Obreht Dragana, Stankov Karmen, Djan Mihajla
Abstract excerpt
The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a polygenic multifactorial metabolic disorder with strong socioeconomic influence. MetS has became a worldwide epidemic, that directly increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes mellitus. The human apoE gene, coding Apolipoprotein E, has three common polymorphisms in human population: e2, e3 and e4, which are proved to be associated with impaired lipid...
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