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

• Main Authors: Ibrahim, Wisam Nabeel, Ku Zaifah, Norsidah, Draman, Samsul, Abdullah, Nor Zamzila, Mokhtar, Rafidah Hanim, A.Talib, Norlelawati
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: The Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia 2015
• Subjects: QP Physiology
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/46069/4/Pages-from-IMJM-Dec-2015-Final-39-46_2.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/46069/; http://iiumedic.net/imjm/v1/246-2/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Introduction: 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...