Genotypes with the apolipoprotein epsilon4 allele are predictors of coronary heart disease mortality in a longitudinal study of elderly Finnish men.

doi:10.1007/BF02281882

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Genotypes with the apolipoprotein epsilon4 allele are predictors of coronary heart disease mortality in a longitudinal study of elderly Finnish men.

Human genetics - 1 May 1996

Stengård J H, Pekkanen J, Ehnholm C, Nissinen A, Sing C F

Abstract excerpt

Earlier we reported that allelic variation in the gene coding for apolipoprotein (apoE is a significant predictor of variation in the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) death in a longitudinal study of elderly Finnish men. Here we address the question: which of the apoE genotypes confers the ri...

Topics

Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Alleles
Apolipoprotein E4
Apolipoproteins E
Blood Pressure
Body Mass Index
Cholesterol
Cohort Studies
Coronary Disease
Demography
Finland
Genotype
Geography
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Male

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PMID: 8655152
DOI: 10.1007/BF02281882

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