Article
Apolipoprotein E phenotype is related to macro- and microangiopathy in patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Jun 1993
Ukkola O, Kervinen K, Salmela P I, von Dickhoff K, Laakso M, Kesäniemi Y A
Abstract excerpt
The role of apoliprotein E (apo E) in modulating the susceptibility of individuals with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) to atherosclerotic vascular disease was studied in 143 male and 128 female patients with NIDDM. The data show that the apolipoprotein phenotype E2 somehow protec...
Topics
- Apolipoproteins E
- Arteriosclerosis
- Cerebrovascular Disorders
- Cholesterol
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Diabetic Angiopathies
- Female
- Humans
- Intermittent Claudication
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
- Triglycerides