Distribution of APOE polymorphism in the ‘‘Paisa’’ population from northwest Colombia (Antioquia)

ABSTRACT: Background: The apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene plays a pivotal role in cholesterol metabolism. Since the discovery of the APOE*2 and APOE*4 as the major susceptibility alleles for several diseases including dyslipidemia, atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease, late-onset and early Alzheimer...