Article
Apolipoprotein B (apo B) signal peptide length polymorphisms are associated with apo B, low density lipoprotein cholesterol, and glucose levels in Mexican Americans.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Feb 1996
Kammerer C M, VandeBerg J L, Haffner S M, Hixson J E
Abstract excerpt
We investigated the effects of apolipoprotein (apo) B signal peptide length polymorphisms on low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), apo B, and post-challenge (2 h) glucose levels in 686 Mexican Americans from 34 families. The most common allele encoded an apo B signal peptide of 27 amino acids (ins; SP-27), the next most frequent allele encoded a 24 amino acid signal peptide (del; SP-24), and the rarest...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Alcohol Drinking
- Alleles
- Apolipoproteins B
- Arteriosclerosis
- Base Sequence
- Blood Glucose
- Cholesterol, LDL
- Dietary Fats
- Disease Susceptibility
- Energy Intake