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Genetic variation of the apolipoprotein B gene in Korean patients with coronary artery disease.
Molecules and cells - 31 Aug 1997
Hong S H, Lee C C, Kim J Q
Abstract excerpt
In view of the clinical importance of apolipoprotein B (apo B) as a major risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD), we investigated the two polymorphisms (signal peptide and XbaI) of the apo B gene in 235 Korean patients with CAD and in 216 normal controls. The insertion allele (INS) frequency of signal peptide polymorphism was significantly higher in cases than the controls (P<0.05). Signal peptide...
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