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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 was determined by studying specific DNA restriction patterns. Total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, and triglycerides...
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