Relationship of the ApoE polymorphism to plasma lipid traits among South Asians, Chinese, and Europeans living in Canada

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 203, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 192-200

  Burman, Debika ^a   Mente, Andrew ^a   Hegele, Robert A ^c,d   Islam, Shofiqul ^a   Yusuf, Salim ^a,b   Anand, Sonia S ^a,b  

^a HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apolipoprotein E; Atherosclerosis; Ethnicity; Genetics; Lipids

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN A; APOLIPOPROTEIN B; APOLIPOPROTEIN E; APOLIPOPROTEIN E2; APOLIPOPROTEIN E3; APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CANADA; CAROTID ARTERY; CHINESE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CANADA; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; DIET; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LIPIDS; LIPOPROTEINS, HDL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 60649096868     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2008.06.007     Document Type: Article

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