Prevalence of apolipoprotein E phenotypes in ischemic cerebrovascular disease. A case-control study.

doi:10.1161/01.str.24.5.661

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Prevalence of apolipoprotein E phenotypes in ischemic cerebrovascular disease. A case-control study.

Stroke - 1 May 1993

Couderc R, Mahieux F, Bailleul S, Fenelon G, Mary R, Fermanian J

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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Apolipoprotein E polymorphism may influence the early development of coronary artery disease. We investigated the putative role of apolipoprotein E phenotypes in cerebral infarction. METHODS: The apolipoprotein E phenotypes of 69 patients (mean +/- SD age, 72 +/- 11 years)...

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Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Alleles
Apolipoprotein A-I
Apolipoprotein A-II
Apolipoprotein E2
Apolipoprotein E3
Apolipoproteins B
Apolipoproteins E
Cerebral Infarction
Cholesterol
Coronary Disease
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Phenotype
Sex Factors

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