ɛ3ɛ4 Genotype as Risk Factor of Myocardial Infarction in Middle-Aged People in Spain
Apolipoprotein E (apoE) plays an important role in lipid metabolism. Its ɛ4 allele has been consistently associated with lipoprotein disorders but its connection to myocardial infarction (MI) is controversial. Because ɛ4 frequency decreases with age we thought that the contradictory results in diffe...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2005-01-01
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Series: | Disease Markers |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2005/381657 |