Apolipoprotein e gene polymorphisms in essential hypertension: a preliminary study with meta-analysis

• Main Authors: Ibrahim, Wisam Nabeel, Ku Zaifah, Norsidah, Abdullah, Nor Zamzila, Mokhtar, Rafidah Hanim, A.Talib, Norlelawati
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) 2015
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RS Pharmacy and materia medica; RT Nursing
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/53647/13/53647_Apolipoprotein%20e%20gene%20polymorphisms_complete.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/53647/14/53647_Apolipoprotein%20e%20gene%20polymorphisms_WOS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/53647/15/53647_Apolipoprotein%20e%20gene%20polymorphisms_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/53647/; http://iiumedic.net/imjm/v1/246-2/

Essential hypertension is a multifactorial disease. Many experimental studies have elucidated the role of oxidative stress and atherosclerosis in the pathogenesis of essential hypertension. Apolipoprotein E is a plasma protein that is found to have antioxidant properties, and it also protects agai...