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Apolipoprotein E polymorphism in middle-aged Belgian men: phenotype distribution and relation to serum lipids and lipoproteins.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Feb 1996
Braeckman L, De Bacquer D, Rosseneu M, De Backer G
Abstract excerpt
Apo E phenotype was determined in 760 Belgian men, aged 35 to 59 years. Serum lipids and lipoproteins were related to the apo E polymorphism in 734 participants. By comparison with the most frequent apo E3/3 phenotype, the presence of the epsilon2 allele was associated with a lower serum total and non-HDL cholesterol, and with a lower apo B and a higher HDL cholesterol, independently of age, lifestyle factors and...
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