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Gene-environment interaction in coronary artery disease: Apolipoprotein E and smoking and the interleukin-6 gene and inflammation as examples

Coronary Heart Disease Epidemiology: From Aetiology to Public Health, Page: 528-544
2009
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This chapter discusses gene-environment interaction in coronary artery disease (CAD). Topics covered include risk factors for CAD, apolipoprotein E and effect on lipid levels and coronary heart disease risk, APOE genotype-smoking interaction, homeostasis and use of stressing the genotype to identify functional variants, and the role of inflammatory processes in atherogenesis.

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