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Apolipoprotein E4, lipoprotein lipase C447 and angiotensin-I converting enzyme deletion alleles were not associated with increased wall thickness of carotid and femoral arteries in healthy subjects from the Stanislas cohort.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Sept 1998
Sass C, Zannad F, Herbeth B, Salah D, Chapet O, Siest G, Visvikis S
Abstract excerpt
Studies have shown contrasting results concerning the relation between carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) and apolipoprotein E (apo E) and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) polymorphisms. Subjects, 76 men and 74 women, between 33 and 50 years, without any history of cardiovascular disease and without any anti-hypertensive or lipid lowering medication were selected from the Stanislas cohort. The IMT of carotid...
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