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1 August 2006 Polymorphism of the APOE Locus in the Azores Islands (Portugal)
Conceição Bettencourt, Rafael Montiel, Cristina Santos, Maria Leonor Pavão, Ana Maria Viegas-Crespo, Paula Alexandra Lopes, Manuela Lima
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Abstract

Our aim in this study is to report on the polymorphism of the APOE gene in the Azores Islands (Portugal) to obtain a population baseline of the existing variation in this locus, known to be one of the genetic determinants of plasma lipid levels. One hundred twenty-six Azorean individuals were typed for the APOE polymorphism using standard PCR-RFLP. Allele frequencies obtained for APOE*2, APOE*3, and APOE*4 were 6.75%, 83.73%, and 9.52%, respectively. The APOE*3/*3 genotype presented the highest frequency (69.84%), and the APOE*4/*4 genotype had the lowest frequency (0.79%). Genotype frequencies were in conformity with Hardy-Weinberg expectations. The observed genotype and allele frequencies were similar to those reported for other Iberian samples. Furthermore, Nei's gene diversity (𝐻̂ = 0.2864 ±0.0351) was similar to that reported for samples from mainland Portugal. The data generated from this study will be of importance in the context of ongoing studies concerning the factors that influence lipid levels in the Azorean population.

Conceição Bettencourt, Rafael Montiel, Cristina Santos, Maria Leonor Pavão, Ana Maria Viegas-Crespo, Paula Alexandra Lopes, and Manuela Lima "Polymorphism of the APOE Locus in the Azores Islands (Portugal)," Human Biology 78(4), 509-512, (1 August 2006). https://doi.org/10.1353/hub.2006.0053
Received: 18 November 2005; Published: 1 August 2006
KEYWORDS
APOE
APOE POLYMORPHISM
APOLIPOPROTEINS
AZORES ISLANDS
isoforms
LIPID LEVELS
Portugal
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