Open AccessRegional serum cholesterol differences in Belgium: do genetically determined cardiovascular risk factors contribute?
Author(s) -
Christa M. Cobbaert
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/27.4.605
Subject(s) - apolipoprotein b , medicine , triglyceride , cholesterol , endocrinology , lipoprotein , apolipoprotein e , high density lipoprotein , allele , low density lipoprotein , biology , genetics , disease , gene
Differences in serum lipid distribution and mortality from ischaemic heart disease have repeatedly been reported between Belgian northerners and southerners. We investigated whether serum lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) and apolipoprotein (apo) E polymorphism were involved.
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