ApoE plasma levels and risk of cardiovascular mortality in old age.

ApoE plasma levels and risk of cardiovascular mortality in old age.

<h4>Background</h4>The epsilon2, epsilon3, and epsilon4 alleles of the apolipoprotein E gene (APOE) encode three isoforms, apoE2, E3, and E4, respectively. The apoE isoforms circulate in different plasma concentrations, but plasma concentrations of the same isoform also differ between in...

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Main Authors: Simon P Mooijaart, Jimmy F P Berbée, Diana van Heemst, Louis M Havekes, Anton J M de Craen, P Eline Slagboom, Patrick C N Rensen, Rudi G J Westendorp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2006-06-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0030176

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