Apolipoprotein E polymorphism in Saudis

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Al-Khedhairy, AA [1 ]
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[1] King Saud Univ, Coll Sci, Dept Zool, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
关键词
apolipoprotein E (apoE); polymorphism; genotype; Saudis;
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Apolipoprotein E (apoE) genotypes were determined in 165 Saudis. The prevalence of genotype, E3/E3, E3/E4 and E4/E4 was found to be 71, 27 and 2% respectively. The E3/E3 was the most prevalent genotype among the Saudis followed by E3/E4. However, other genotypes E2/E2, E2/E3 and E2/E4 were absent showing the absence of E2 allele in the test population. The high frequencies of the E3 allele (0.845) and E3/E3 genotype (0.71) and absence of E2 allele in Saudis under study are similar to those reported earlier for Native Americans, Mexican-Americans, Mayans, Cayapa, Mazatecan Indians and Mexican Mestizos populations.
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