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The relationship between obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and apolipoprotein E genetic variants.
Respiration; international review of thoracic diseases - 1 Jan 2015
Uyrum Ebru, Balbay Oner, Annakkaya Ali Nihat, Gulec Balbay Ege, Silan Fatma, Arbak Peri
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Clinical and epidemiological studies indicate that obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) has a strong genetic basis. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the apolipoprotein E (APOE) alleles as a genetic risk factor in OSAS. METHODS: A total of 73 patients (37 male) were included. All underwent full-night polysomnography and were evaluated for APOE alleles. RESULTS: The mean age was 51 ± 12 years. Forty-two of...
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