Article
Apolipoprotein E polymorphism as a risk factor for vascular disease in diabetic patients.
Diabetes care - 1 Apr 1995
Boemi M, Sirolla C, Amadio L, Fumelli P, Pometta D, James R W
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To examine the prevalence of cardiovascular disease in diabetic patients as a function of apolipoprotein (apo) E polymorphism. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: The apo E phenotypes and plasma lipid, lipoprotein, and apo levels were determined for 517 Italian diabetic patients. The prevalence of cardiovascular disease (defined as ischemic heart disease [HD] and/or peripheral vascular disease and/or...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Apolipoproteins E
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Diabetic Angiopathies
- Female
- Humans
- Italy
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
- Polymorphism, Genetic
