Article
Effect of apolipoprotein E phenotype on plasma lipids and lipoproteins in alcohol abusers.
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research - 1 Jun 1997
Liinamaa M J, Kervinen K, Hannuksela M L, Kesäniemi Y A, Savolainen M J
Abstract excerpt
The effect of apolipoprotein (apo) E phenotype on the concentration and chemical composition of plasma lipoproteins was studied in 73 male alcohol abusers and 50 male controls. The apo E phenotype was confirmed by genotyping to avoid possible effects of posttranslational modifications by alcohol...
Topics
- Adult
- Alcoholism
- Apolipoproteins E
- Genotype
- Humans
- Lipids
- Lipoproteins
- Lipoproteins, HDL
- Lipoproteins, LDL
- Lipoproteins, VLDL
- Liver Function Tests
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
- Reference Values
