Relation of apolipoprotein E phenotype to myocardial infarction and mortality from coronary artery disease.

doi:10.1016/0002-9149(93)90732-r

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Relation of apolipoprotein E phenotype to myocardial infarction and mortality from coronary artery disease.

The American journal of cardiology - 15 Jan 1993

Eichner J E, Kuller L H, Orchard T J, Grandits G A, McCallum L M, Ferrell R E, Neaton J D

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The apolipoprotein E polymorphism is a genetic determinant of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. Its status as a risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD), either through a causal relation with LDL cholesterol level or independently, is less clearly established. Data from the Multiple...

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Alleles
Apolipoproteins E
Case-Control Studies
Cholesterol, LDL
Coronary Disease
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction
Phenotype
Polymorphism, Genetic
Risk Factors

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