Association between apolipoprotein E gene polymorphism and the risk of coronary artery disease in Chinese population: evidence from a meta-analysis of 40 studies.

BACKGROUND: Epidemiological studies have evaluated the association between apolipoprotein E (ApoE) gene polymorphism and coronary artery disease (CAD) risk which developed inconsistent conclusions. To derive a more precise estimation of the relationship in Chinese population, we performed this meta-...

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Main Authors: Yan-Wei Yin, Qian-Qian Sun, Bei-Bei Zhang, Ai-Min Hu, Hong-Li Liu, Qi Wang, Zhi-Zhen Hou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3691255?pdf=render