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Variation of apolipoprotein-B gene is associated with obesity, high blood cholesterol levels, and increased risk of coronary heart disease.
Lancet (London, England) - 1 Jan 2000
Rajput-Williams J, Knott T J, Wallis S C, Sweetnam P, Yarnell J, Cox N, Bell G I, Miller N E, Scott J
Abstract excerpt
A random sample of 290 white men was examined for association between restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) haplotypes (closely linked RFLPs on a single chromosome) of the apolipoprotein-B gene and serum levels of cholesterol, triglyceride, and high-density lipoprotein, obesity, smoking, alcohol consumption, and coronary heart disease. Haplotype or single RFLP frequencies differed significantly for...
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