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Is the response of serum lipids and lipoproteins to postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy modified by ApoE genotype?
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Feb 1999
Heikkinen A M, Niskanen L, Ryynänen M, Komulainen M H, Tuppurainen M T, Parviainen M, Saarikoski S
Abstract excerpt
Postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has favorable effects on the serum lipid profile, and it also decreases the risk of cardiovascular diseases. The apolipoprotein E genotype has influence on serum levels of lipids and lipoproteins; apoE allele epsilon4 (apoE4) is associated with high total and LDL cholesterol levels. Genotype also influences the lipid responses to treatment with diet and statins,...
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