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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-4-4
pubmed:abstractText
Apolipoprotein E (apoE, protein; APOE, gene) is important in lipoprotein metabolism. Three isoforms, apoE2 (Cys112 Cys158), apoE3 (Cys112 Arg158), and apoE4 (Arg112 Arg158), are present in the general population. This report investigates the frequency distribution of apoE isoforms and the association of APOE genotypes with plasma lipid profile and coronary heart disease (CHD) in a population of Taiwan. ApoE isoforms were determined genetically by polymerase chain reaction and HhaI restriction enzyme digestion in control and coronary heart disease (CHD) patients. Plasma lipid and lipoprotein concentrations were also determined. The control group exhibited frequencies of 84.6% APOE3, 7.9% APOE4, 7.5% APOE2, 70.6% APOE3E3, 14.4% APOE3E4, 13.6% APOE2E3, and 1.4% APOE2E4. Comparable frequencies were observed in the CHD group. In both APOE2 carrier and APOE3E3 groups, the CHD patients expressed abnormal lipid profiles while the control group expressed normal lipid profiles. The APOE4 carriers, however, expressed abnormal lipid profiles in both normal control and CHD groups. Extremely high apoE levels in the hypertriglyceridemic group (TG > 400 mg/dL) seemed to be undesirable and were often observed in CHD patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0018-7143
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
74
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
25-31
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-4-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11931577-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:11931577-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:11931577-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:11931577-Alleles, pubmed-meshheading:11931577-Analysis of Variance, pubmed-meshheading:11931577-Apolipoproteins E, pubmed-meshheading:11931577-Case-Control Studies, pubmed-meshheading:11931577-Chi-Square Distribution, pubmed-meshheading:11931577-Coronary Disease, pubmed-meshheading:11931577-Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, pubmed-meshheading:11931577-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11931577-Gene Frequency, pubmed-meshheading:11931577-Genetic Variation, pubmed-meshheading:11931577-Genotype, pubmed-meshheading:11931577-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11931577-Lipids, pubmed-meshheading:11931577-Male, pubmed-meshheading:11931577-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:11931577-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:11931577-Taiwan
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Characterization of apolipoprotein E genetic variations in Taiwanese: association with coronary heart disease and plasma lipid levels.
pubmed:affiliation
Molecular Genetic Laboratory 3, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kwei San, Tao Yuan, Taiwan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't