Article
Apoprotein E polymorphism and coronary artery disease. Increased prevalence of apolipoprotein E-4 in angiographically verified coronary patients.
Arteriosclerosis (Dallas, Tex.) - 1 Jan 2000
Kuusi T, Nieminen M S, Ehnholm C, Yki-Järvinen H, Valle M, Nikkilä E A, Taskinen M R
Abstract excerpt
Several studies have indicated that genetic polymorphism of apolipoprotein (apo) E is related to coronary artery disease (CAD). We therefore determined the apo E phenotype in 91 consecutive Finnish men with angiographically confirmed CAD. The apo E phenotype distribution differed significantly fr...
Topics
- Adult
- Alleles
- Apolipoprotein E4
- Apolipoproteins E
- Coronary Angiography
- Coronary Disease
- Finland
- Gene Frequency
- Humans
- Lipoproteins
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Risk Factors