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Apolipoprotein E ε2 allele is associated with lower risk of carotid artery obstruction in a population-based autopsy study.
Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association - 1 Sept 2023
Paradela Regina Silva, Farias-Itao Daniela Souza, Leite Renata E P, Pasqualucci Carlos A, Grinberg Lea T, Naslavsky Michel Satya, Zatz Mayana, Nitrini Ricardo, Jacob-Filho Wilson, Suemoto Claudia Kimie
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INTRODUCTION: Apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε4 allele has been associated with higher carotid atherosclerosis risk, while the APOE-ε2 seems to decrease this risk. Data from autopsy studies, where carotid arteries can be evaluated in their full extension, is scarce. Therefore, we investigated the association between APOE alleles and direct morphometric measurements of carotid atherosclerosis in an autopsy study with an...
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