Article
The MspI polymorphism of the apolipoprotein A-II gene as a modulator of the dyslipidemic state found in visceral obesity.
Atherosclerosis - 10 Feb 1997
Vohl M C, Lamarche B, Bergeron J, Moorjani S, Prud'homme D, Nadeau A, Tremblay A, Lupien P J, Bouchard C, Després J P
Abstract excerpt
The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of variation at the apolipoprotein (apo) A-II gene locus on lipoprotein levels in visceral obesity. A total of 145 sedentary men, free from metabolic disorders requiring pharmacotherapy, were classified into two groups on the basis of their a...
Topics
- Adipose Tissue
- Adult
- Alleles
- Apolipoprotein A-II
- Cholesterol, HDL
- Deoxyribonuclease HpaII
- Gene Frequency
- Genes
- Heterozygote
- Homozygote
- Humans
- Hyperinsulinism
- Hyperlipidemias
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Obesity
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Viscera