Article
Relation of apolipoprotein E polymorphism to lipid metabolism in obese children.
Pediatric research - 1 May 1997
Parlier G, Thomas G, Bereziat G, Fontaine J L, Girardet J P
Abstract excerpt
To determine whether the risk of obesity-associated dyslipidemia in children is influenced by apolipoprotein E (apoE) polymorphism, we studied 137 obese, nongenetically related children aged 2.2-14.4 y (mean age, 9.9 +/- 3.1 y) with a weight-for-height excess of 43.7 +/- 17.9%. The apoE genotype...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Age of Onset
- Alleles
- Apolipoprotein A-I
- Apolipoproteins E
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Cholesterol
- Cholesterol, HDL
- Cholesterol, LDL
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans