Effects of apolipoprotein E phenotype on serum cholesterol level and cholesterol response to diet therapy in patients with hypercholesterolemia.

doi:10.1507/endocrj.44.425

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Effects of apolipoprotein E phenotype on serum cholesterol level and cholesterol response to diet therapy in patients with hypercholesterolemia.

Endocrine journal - 1 Jun 1997

Honda K, Murase T

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We investigated the association of the apolipoprotein (apo) E isoform phenotype with the basal serum cholesterol level and cholesterol response to diet therapy in outpatients with primary hypercholesterolemia. The basal levels of serum cholesterol, triglyceride and HDL-cholesterol in the 132 subj...

Topics

Adult
Aged
Apolipoproteins E
Body Mass Index
Cholesterol
Cholesterol, HDL
Female
Humans
Hypercholesterolemia
Male
Middle Aged
Phenotype
Triglycerides

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