Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo
APO A-V-1131T->C polymorphism frequency linked to morbidity in elderly population
Published in Cardiovascular Device Liability Week, April 2nd, 2006
"Identification of genetic polymorphisms as risk factors for complex diseases affecting older people can be relevant for their prevention, diagnosis, and management. The -1131T->C polymorphism of the apolipoprotein A-V gene (APO A-V) is tightly linked to lipid metabolism and has been associated with increased triglyceride levels and familial dyslipidemia," investigators in Brazil report.
E.S. Chen and colleagues at the Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo proposed "to analyze the allele and genotype frequencies of this polymorphism in a Brazilian...
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