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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 apo A-II-MspI genotype determined by the polymerase chain reaction: 1) 43 M1 carriers or M1M2, including two M1M1...
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