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Underexpression of the apolipoprotein E2 and E4 alleles in the Greek Cypriot population of Cyprus.
Genetic epidemiology - 1 Jan 1995
Cariolou M A, Kokkofitou A, Manoli P, Christou S, Karagrigoriou A, Middleton L
Abstract excerpt
Apolipoprotein E (APOE) plays an important role in the multifactorial etiology of both cardiovascular disease and Alzheimer's disease. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to investigate the APOE gene polymorphism in 335 unrelated Greek Cypriots living on the island of Cyprus. For the most co...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Alzheimer Disease
- Apolipoprotein E2
- Apolipoprotein E4
- Apolipoproteins E
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Cluster Analysis
- Cyprus
- Female
- Gene Expression
- Gene Frequency
- Genotype
- Greece
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged