Article
Divergent association of apolipoprotein E polymorphism with vascular disease in patients with NIDDM and control subjects.
Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association - 1 Sept 1997
Vauhkonen I, Niskanen L, Ryynänen M, Voutilainen R, Partanen J, Töyry J, Mercuri M, Rauramaa R, Uusitupa M
Abstract excerpt
We analysed a well-characterized group of 83 patients (43 men, 40 women; mean age +/- SEM: 65.5 +/- 0.6 years at the 10-year examination) with non-insulin-dependent (Type 2) diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) and in 123 control subjects (56 men, 67 women; mean age +/- 0.9 years) retrospectively for the re...
Topics
- Alleles
- Apolipoproteins E
- Arteriosclerosis
- Carotid Artery, Common
- Cerebrovascular Disorders
- Cohort Studies
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Diabetic Angiopathies
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Gene Frequency
- Genotype
- Humans
- Incidence
- Male