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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
Abstract excerpt
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 Risk Factor Intervention Trial were used to examine the influence of apolipoprotein E phenotype on risk of coronary...
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