An ecological study of association between coronary heart disease mortality rates in men and the relative frequencies of common allelic variations in the gene coding for apolipoprotein E.

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An ecological study of association between coronary heart disease mortality rates in men and the relative frequencies of common allelic variations in the gene coding for apolipoprotein E.

Human genetics - 1 Aug 1998

Stengård J H, Weiss K M, Sing C F

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Three common alleles, epsilon2, epsilon3, and epsilon4, of the gene coding for apolipoprotein E (apoE) have been identified as predictors of interindividual variation in measures of lipid and lipoprotein metabolism, and ultimately risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), within many populations. Her...

Topics

Alleles
Apolipoproteins E
Coronary Disease
Gene Frequency
Genetic Variation
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Predictive Value of Tests
Risk Factors

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