Apolipoprotein E-C1-C4-C2 gene cluster region and inter-individual variation in plasma lipoprotein levels: a comprehensive genetic association study in two ethnic groups

• Dilek Pirim ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Dilek Pirim, Zaheda H. Radwan

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Arts&Science, Uludag University, Gorukle, Bursa, Turkey

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0522-9432

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• Zaheda H. Radwan ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Dilek Pirim, Zaheda H. Radwan

  Roles Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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• Xingbin Wang,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Software

  Affiliation Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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• Vipavee Niemsiri,

  Roles Methodology

  Affiliation Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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• John E. Hokanson,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Resources, Supervision

  Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America

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• Richard F. Hamman,

  Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America

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• Eleanor Feingold,

  Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision

  Affiliation Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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• Clareann H. Bunker,

  Roles Conceptualization, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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• F. Yesim Demirci ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: kamboh@pitt.edu (MIK); fyd1@pitt.edu (FYD)

  Affiliation Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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• M. Ilyas Kamboh

  Roles Conceptualization, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: kamboh@pitt.edu (MIK); fyd1@pitt.edu (FYD)

  Affiliation Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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