Lack of association of the apolipoprotein A-I-C-III-A-IV gene XmnI and SstI polymorphisms and of the lipoprotein lipase gene mutations in familial combined hyperlipoproteinemia in French Canadian subjects.

Abstract excerpt

Familial combined hyperlipoproteinemia (FCH) is a common familial lipoprotein disorder characterized by elevated plasma cholesterol and triglyceride levels with segregation in first-degree relatives. Most affected subjects with FCH have elevated plasma levels of apolipoprotein (apo) B. The disord...

Topics

• Adult
• Aged
• Apolipoprotein A-I
• Apolipoprotein C-III
• Apolipoproteins A
• Apolipoproteins C
• Base Sequence
• Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific
• Female
• France
• Humans
• Hyperlipidemia, Familial Combined
• Lipoprotein Lipase
• Male
• Middle Aged