Association of APOE gene polymorphism with lipid profile and coronary artery disease in Afro-Caribbeans.

Association of APOE gene polymorphism with lipid profile and coronary artery disease in Afro-Caribbeans.

Apolipoprotein E gene (APOE) polymorphism is associated with the lipid profile and cardio-vascular disease. However, these relationships vary between ethnic groups. We evaluated, for the first time in an Afro-Caribbean population, the distribution of APOE polymorphisms and their associations with co...

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Main Authors: Laurent Larifla, Christophe Armand, Jacqueline Bangou, Anne Blanchet-Deverly, Patrick Numeric, Christiane Fonteau, Carl-Thony Michel, Séverine Ferdinand, Véronique Bourrhis, Fritz-Line Vélayoudom-Céphise
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5519172?pdf=render

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