Lipid profiles reflecting high and low risk for coronary heart disease: contribution of apolipoprotein E polymorphism and lifestyle.

doi:10.1016/s0021-9150(97)00231-1

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Lipid profiles reflecting high and low risk for coronary heart disease: contribution of apolipoprotein E polymorphism and lifestyle.

Atherosclerosis - 1 Feb 1998

Boer J M, Feskens E J, Schouten E G, Havekes L M, Seidell J C, Kromhout D

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To elucidate the role of modifiable factors and the apolipoprotein E polymorphism in explaining lipid profiles reflecting low, average and high risk for coronary heart disease, we selected subjects from a large population-based study. Subjects with low total cholesterol (TC) (< 15th percentile) a...

Topics

Adult
Alleles
Apolipoproteins E
Cholesterol
Cholesterol, HDL
Coronary Disease
Female
Humans
Life Style
Lipids
Male
Middle Aged
Odds Ratio
Phenotype
Polymorphism, Genetic
Risk Factors

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