Article
ApoB-100 gene EcoRI polymorphism. Relations to plasma lipoprotein changes associated with abdominal visceral obesity.
Arteriosclerosis and thrombosis : a journal of vascular biology - 1 Apr 1994
Pouliot M C, Després J P, Dionne F T, Vohl M C, Moorjani S, Prud'homme D, Bouchard C, Lupien P J
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to investigate whether the EcoRI restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) of the apolipoprotein (apo) B-100 gene influences the associations described among obesity, regional adipose tissue distribution, and plasma lipoprotein levels. For this purpose, blood samples were collected from 56 healthy men for whom we had extensive measurements of regional adipose tissue distribution...
Topics
- Adult
- Alleles
- Apolipoprotein B-100
- Apolipoproteins B
- Deoxyribonuclease EcoRI
- Genes
- Genotype
- Homozygote
- Humans
- Lipoproteins
- Male
