Apolipoprotein E genetic variation, atherogenic index and cardiovascular disease risk assessment in an African population: An analysis of HIV and malaria patients in Ghana

• Nicholas Ekow Thomford ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: nthomford@ucc.edu.gh

  Affiliations Department of Medical Biochemistry, Pharmacogenomics and Genomic Medicine Group, School of Medical Sciences, College of Health and Allied Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana, Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3152-5817

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• Akwasi Anyanful,

  Roles Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

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• Richmond Owusu Ateko,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Chemical Pathology, University of Ghana Medical School University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana, Division of Chemical Pathology, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

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• Dee Blackhurst,

  Roles Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Division of Chemical Pathology, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9899-4634

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• Robert Peter Biney,

  Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Pharmacology, School of Medical Sciences, College of Health and Allied Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana

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• Dennis Boadi,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

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• Samuel Badu Nyarko,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Medical Biochemistry, Pharmacogenomics and Genomic Medicine Group, School of Medical Sciences, College of Health and Allied Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1104-7544

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• Martins Ekor,

  Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Pharmacology, School of Medical Sciences, College of Health and Allied Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana

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• George Boateng Kyei

  Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Virology, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States of America

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