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Apolipoprotein E polymorphism is associated with segment-specific extracranial carotid artery intima-media thickening.
Stroke - 1 Oct 1996
Terry J G, Howard G, Mercuri M, Bond M G, Crouse J R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Apolipoprotein E (apoE) polymorphism affects plasma cholesterol and may influence risk of atherosclerosis. We investigated the association of apoE with carotid artery wall thickening (an index of atherosclerosis) in individuals with and without coronary artery disease (CAD). METHODS: ApoE phenotypes were resolved in 260 individuals equally represented by angiographically determined CAD...
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