May 28, 1998
View Full PaperAssociation of Mutations in the Apolipoprotein B Gene with Hypercholesterolemia and the Risk of Ischemic Heart Disease
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Abstract
The Arg3500Gln mutation in the apolipoprotein B gene, which is responsible for familial defective apolipoprotein B-100 and is present in approximately 1 in 1000 persons in Denmark, causes severe hypercholesterolemia and increases the risk of ischemic heart disease.