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Apolipoprotein E genotype epsilon 4/epsilon 2 in the STANISLAS Cohort Study--dominance of the epsilon 2 allele?
Annals of human genetics - 1 Nov 1996
Bohnet K, Regis-Bailly A, Vincent-Viry M, Schlenck A, Gueguen R, Siest G, Visvikis S
Abstract excerpt
Apolipoprotein (apo) E has been discussed as a marker for cardiovascular risk, but information about lipid traits in healthy individuals having one of the rare apoE genotypes (epsilon 4/epsilon 2, epsilon 2/epsilon 2 or epsilon 4/epsilon 4) is scarce. Our work was designed to answer the following questions: 1. Are the allelic effects of epsilon 2 and epsilon 4 on lipid traits additive or dominant? 2. If there is...
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