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The apolipoprotein E gene and the serum low-density lipoprotein cholesterol response to dietary fiber.
Metabolism: clinical and experimental - 1 May 1993
Jenkins D J, Hegele R A, Jenkins A L, Connelly P W, Hallak K, Bracci P, Kashtan H, Corey P, Pintilia M, Stern H
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Our goal was to determine whether differences in apolipoprotein E (apo E) influenced the response to dietary changes aimed at reducing serum cholesterol levels, especially increases in fiber. Apo E phenotype and genotype were determined in 43 men and 24 women who had previously taken part in parallel 2-week metabolic dietary studies involving either wheat bran or oat bran supplementation at a level of 6.8 g...
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