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Association between apolipoprotein E-polymorphism and ischemic heart disease patients with or without type 2 diabetes mellitus: a preliminary study in Kuwait
Archives of Iranian Medicine. 2011; 14 (6): 385-388
in English | IMEMR | ID: emr-137332
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We investigated the association between apolipoprotein E polymorphism and ischemic heart disease with or without type 2 diabetes in Kuwait and examined the impact of apolipoprotein E polymorphism in diabetic patients. The present study was conducted from January 2005 to June 2006 in the Diabetic Clinic of AI-Amiri and Al-Sabah Hospitals in Kuwait City. Apolipoprotein E polymorphism was assessed in 250 subjects of which 83 were ischemic heart disease patients [41 diabetic and 42 non-diabetic] and 105 were diabetic patients without ischemic heart disease. Results were compared with 62 healthy controls. Apolipoprotein E polymorphisms were detected by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism. Apolipoprotein E3 allele was the most commonly occurring form. The frequency of apolipoprotein E4 was higher in ischemic heart disease patients with type 2 diabetes [39%] and the non-diabetic [31%] group, but lower in the diabetic [20%] and control groups [16%]. Apolipoprotein E4 allele may be related to the development of ischemic heart disease in patients with or without type 2 diabetes in Kuwait. However, future studies with larger population sizes are needed to establish such relationship
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Index: IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean) Main subject: Polymorphism, Genetic / Case-Control Studies / Myocardial Ischemia / Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Alleles / Gene Frequency / Genotype Limits: Female / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Arch. Iran. Med. Year: 2011

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Index: IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean) Main subject: Polymorphism, Genetic / Case-Control Studies / Myocardial Ischemia / Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Alleles / Gene Frequency / Genotype Limits: Female / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Arch. Iran. Med. Year: 2011