Human plasma lipid modulation in schistosomiasis mansoni depends on apolipoprotein E polymorphism.

Schistosomiasis mansoni is a parasitic liver disease, which causes several metabolic disturbances. Here, we evaluate the influence of Apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene polymorphism, a known modulator of lipid metabolism, on plasma lipid levels in patients with hepatosplenic schistosomiasis.Blood samples...

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Main Authors: Caíque Silveira Martins da Fonseca, Adenor Almeida Pimenta Filho, Bianka Santana dos Santos, César Augusto da Silva, Ana Lúcia Coutinho Domingues, James Stuart Owen, Vera Lúcia de Menezes Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4106763?pdf=render