Article
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 an...
Topics
- Adult
- Alcohol Drinking
- Alleles
- Apolipoproteins E
- Belgium
- Body Constitution
- Body Mass Index
- Coronary Disease
- Disease Susceptibility
- Feeding Behavior
- Genotype
- Humans
- Lipids
- Lipoproteins
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
- Polymorphism, Genetic