Impact of APOE gene polymorphisms on the lipid profile in an Algerian population

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Houssam Boulenouar · Université des Sciences et de la Technologie d'Oran Mohamed Boudiaf

Sounnia Médiène-Benchekor · Université Oran 1 Ahmed Ben Bella

Djabaria Naïma Meroufel · Université des Sciences et de la Technologie d'Oran Mohamed Boudiaf

Sarah Aicha Lardjam Hetraf · Université des Sciences et de la Technologie d'Oran Mohamed Boudiaf

Hadjira Ouhaibi Djellouli · Université Oran 1 Ahmed Ben Bella

Xavier Hermant · Institut Pasteur de Lille

Abstract

Our results showed that (i) the APOE epsilon polymorphism has the expected impact on the plasma lipid profile and (ii) the rs4420638 G allele may counterbalance the deleterious effect of the ε4 allele on LDL-cholesterol levels in an Algerian population.

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Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health Genetic Associations and Epidemiology

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Published in: Lipids in Health and Disease

Volume 12, Issue 1, pp. 155-155

DOI: 10.1186/1476-511x-12-155

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Impact of APOE gene polymorphisms on the lipid profile in an Algerian population

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