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The apolipoprotein E polymorphism rs7412 associates with body fatness independently of plasma lipids in middle aged men.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Tejedor M Teresa, Garcia-Sobreviela Maria Pilar, Ledesma Marta, Arbones-Mainar Jose M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene is polymorphic, encoding one of 3 common alleles (ε2, ε3, ε4) produced from combinations of 2 non-synonymous SNPs (rs429358 and rs7412). APOE plays an important role controlling plasma lipids but its association with adipocyte functionality and body fatness remains to be determined. METHODS: We analyzed fasting plasma lipids and genotyped the two main APOE-SNPs...
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