Blood pressure, coronary artery disease, and glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes mellitus: relation to apolipoprotein-CIII gene polymorphism.

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(94)92402-3

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Blood pressure, coronary artery disease, and glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes mellitus: relation to apolipoprotein-CIII gene polymorphism.

Lancet (London, England) - 14 May 1994

Taş S, Abdella N A

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The apolipoprotein CIII allele S2 is associated with hypertriglyceridaemia and myocardial infarction. 15 subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus and the S2 allele had significantly greater systolic blood pressure than 48 without this allele (mean 142 [SD10]) vs 129 [14] mmHg), despite being on ant...

Topics

Adult
Apolipoprotein C-III
Apolipoproteins C
Blood Pressure
Coronary Disease
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Female
Genotype
Humans
Hypertension
Lipids
Male
Middle Aged
Polymorphism, Genetic

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