Lipoprotein lipase gene variants and risk of coronary disease: a quantitative analysis of population-based studies.

doi:10.1007/BF02827239

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Lipoprotein lipase gene variants and risk of coronary disease: a quantitative analysis of population-based studies.

International journal of clinical & laboratory research - 1 Jan 1997

Hokanson J E

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The purpose of this study is to quantify the magnitude of the association between common variants in the lipoprotein lipase gene and coronary disease, based on published population-based studies. Fourteen studies, representing 15,708 subjects, report allelic distribution for lipoprotein lipase ge...

Topics

Alleles
Catalysis
Coronary Disease
Female
Gene Frequency
Genetic Variation
Humans
Lipoprotein Lipase
Male
Odds Ratio
Point Mutation
Polymorphism, Genetic
Risk Factors
White People

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