Apolipoprotein E polymorphism in a Romanian population

• Main Authors: Diaconu Rodica (Author), Dumitrașcu Andreea-Ramona (Author), Liehn Elisa (Author), Pîrvu Andrei (Author), Ioana Mihai (Author), Alexandru Dragoș (Author), Țieranu Eugen (Author), Bălșeanu Tudor-Adrian (Author), Donoiu Ionuț (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sciendo, 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) is a ubiquitous protein involved in maintaining cholesterol homeostasis and lipoprotein clearance from circulation. It is coded by three alleles (ε2, ε3, ε4) with six genotypes (ε3/ε3, ε3/ε4, ε2/ε3, ε4/ε4, ε2/ε4, and ε2/ε2). Several studies have shown a relationsh...