The association between apolipoprotein E and gallstone disease: an updated meta-analysis

• Main Authors: Lizhuo Li (Author), Xin Qiao (Author), Xia Wang (Author), Di Liu (Author), Qingmu Xue (Author), Lu Han (Author), Fei Dai (Author), Guomin Ma (Author), Zhipeng Yang (Author), Tao Zhang (Author), Shuo Yang (Author), Shikang Cai (Author), Mingyue Gao (Author), Jingyun Yang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Gallstone disease (GSD) is a common biliary tract disease worldwide. Previous studies have investigated the association of apolipoprotein E (APOE) E4 with GSD and reported inconsistent results. Methods In this paper, we conducted meta-analyses to examine whether APOE E4 is associ...