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Circulating Apolipoprotein E Concentration and Cardiovascular Disease Risk: Meta-analysis of Results from Three Studies.
PLoS medicine - 1 Oct 2016
Sofat Reecha, Cooper Jackie A, Kumari Meena, Casas Juan P, Mitchell Jacqueline P, Acharya Jayshree, Thom Simon, Hughes Alun D, Humphries Steve E, Hingorani Aroon D
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The association of APOE genotype with circulating apolipoprotein E (ApoE) concentration and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk is well established. However, the relationship of circulating ApoE concentration and CVD has received little attention. METHODS AND FINDINGS: To address this, we measured circulating ApoE concentration in 9,587 individuals (with 1,413 CVD events) from three studies with...
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