Journal article
Relationship of the ApoE polymorphism to plasma lipid traits among South Asians, Chinese, and Europeans living in Canada
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and atherosclerosis vary between ethnic groups. We examined the apolipoprotein E (ApoE) polymorphism, its association with lipid traits and atherosclerosis, and its influence on ethnic variations on lipid traits.
METHODS: In a randomly sampled cross-sectional study of 985 South Asian, Chinese, and European Canadians, three common isoforms of ApoE (E2, E3 and E4), plasma lipid …
Authors
Burman D; Mente A; Hegele RA; Islam S; Yusuf S; Anand SS
Journal
Atherosclerosis, Vol. 203, No. 1, pp. 192–200
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
March 2009
DOI
10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2008.06.007
ISSN
0021-9150