Association between the APOE* 4 allele and atherosclerosis is age dependent among Argentine males

VG Banares, G Peterson, D Aguilar, R Gulayin, E Sisu… - Human biology, 2005 - JSTOR
Several studies have shown evidence of an association between the* 4 allele of
apolipoprotein E (APOE) and coronary heart disease (CHD) in different populations. We …

The underlying molecular mechanism of apolipoprotein E polymorphism: relationships to lipid disorders, cardiovascular disease, and Alzheimer's disease

JH Contois, DE Anamani, GJ Tsongalis - Clinics in laboratory medicine, 1996 - Elsevier
Apolipoprotein E (apo E) polymorphism has important clinical correlates, including disorders
of lipoprotein metabolism and atherosclerosis. This article provides a detailed methodology …

APOE polymorphism and lipid profile in three ethnic groups in the Singapore population

CE Tan, ES Tai, CS Tan, KS Chia, J Lee, SK Chew… - Atherosclerosis, 2003 - Elsevier
Background: Serum lipid concentrations are modulated by environmental factors such as
exercise, alcohol intake, smoking, obesity and dietary intake and genetic factors …

The common polymorphism of apolipoprotein E: geographical aspects and new pathophysiological relations

LU Gerdes - 2003 - degruyter.com
Apolipoprotein E (apoE) has important functions in systemic and local lipid transport, but
also has other functions. The gene (APOE) shows a common polymorphism with three …

Smoking influences the association between apolipoprotein E and lipids: the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Family Heart Study

L Djoussé, RH Myers, H Coon, DK Arnett, MA Province… - Lipids, 2000 - Springer
Apolipoprotein E allele 4 (apo ɛ 4) and smoking each have been associated with an
unfavorable lipid profile. We used data collected on 1,472 subjects in the National Heart …

High heterogeneity of apolipoprotein E gene frequencies in South American Indians

FM De Andrade, CEA Coimbra Jr… - Annals of Human …, 2000 - Taylor & Francis
The apolipoprotein E (APOE) polymorphism was investigated in 186 individuals from six
South American Indian tribes, and the results integrated with those previously presented for …

Differences in apolipoprotein (a) polymorphism in west Greenland Eskimos and Caucasian Danes

IC Klausen, LU Gerdes, EB Schmidt, J Dyerberg… - Human genetics, 1992 - Springer
Previous studies in Greenland suggest that death rates from ischemic heart disease [IHD]
are lower in Eskimos than in Danes and other Caucasian populations. This has been …

Association of Apolipoprotein E Polymorphism and Concentration with Serum Lipids and Apo-lipoprotein Level in the Chinese fromShanghai

X Shen, Y Xia, C Sass, S Visvikis, G Siest - 1998 - degruyter.com
The influence of apolipoprotein E polymorphism and apoE level on serum lipids and
apolipoproteins was investigated in 71 healthy people and 43 patients with coronary artery …

Frequency of phenotype-genotype discrepancies at the apolipoprotein E locus in a large population study

C Lahoz, D Osgood, PW Wilson, EJ Schaefer… - Clinical …, 1996 - academic.oup.com
Apolipoprotein E (apoE) genotypes were determined in a random subset of 1041 subjects
enrolled in the Framingham Offspring Study by using DNA amplification followed by …

Interactions between lifestyle-related factors and the apoE polymorphism on plasma lipids and apolipoproteins: the EARS Study

JMA Boer, C Ehnholm, HJ Menzel… - … , and vascular biology, 1997 - Am Heart Assoc
To elucidate how the apolipoprotein (apo) E polymorphism and modifiable factors interact in
explaining plasma lipid and apolipoprotein levels, we studied 1448 young adults (18 to 26 …