Article
Quantitative effects of the apolipoprotein E polymorphism in a biracial sample of 9-10-year-old girls.
Atherosclerosis - 27 Sept 1996
Sanghera D K, Ferrell R E, Aston C E, McAllister A E, Kamboh M I, Kimm S Y
Abstract excerpt
Genetic polymorphism at the apolipoprotein E locus (APOE) has been shown to have a significant impact on quantitative risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD) in diverse populations. However, despite the recognition that atherosclerosis begins in childhood and that genetic factors are relat...
Topics
- Alleles
- Anthropometry
- Apolipoprotein A-I
- Apolipoproteins B
- Apolipoproteins E
- Black People
- Child
- Cholesterol, HDL
- Cholesterol, LDL
- Cohort Studies
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Disease Susceptibility
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Obesity
- Risk Factors
- Triglycerides