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Diet-gene interactions in human lipoprotein metabolism.
Journal of the American College of Nutrition - 1 Aug 1997
Dreon D M, Krauss R M
Abstract excerpt
Genetic variation can influence the effects of hypocholesterolemic dietary interventions on lipoproteins involved in coronary artery disease (CAD). Individuals with the E4 allelic variant of the apo E gene exhibit greater low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol reductions on low-fat, low-cholesterol diets than subjects with other alleles. Another apolipoprotein structural variant, apo A-IV-2, attenuates the...
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