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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 from that observed in the Finnish population (p less than 0.05). In the patient group, the frequency of the epsilon 4...
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