Lack of an association between apolipoprotein B XbaI polymorphism and blood lipid parameters in childhood.

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Lack of an association between apolipoprotein B XbaI polymorphism and blood lipid parameters in childhood.

Physiological research - 1 Jan 1998

Hubácek J A, Pistulková H, Písa Z, Valenta Z, Skodová Z, Poledne R

Abstract excerpt

The frequencies of the alleles of XbaI polymorphism in the apolipoprotein B gene were determined in two groups of children, 82 with high (HCG) and 86 with low (LCG) cholesterol levels. A slightly higher incidence of the X2X2 genotype in HCG was found, but the differences were not statistically si...

Topics

Alleles
Apolipoproteins B
Child
Cholesterol
Female
Genotype
Humans
Hypercholesterolemia
Lipids
Lipoproteins
Male
Polymorphism, Genetic
Triglycerides

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