apolipoprotein E phenotype

Indications

• confirmation of hyperlipoproteinemia type 3
• assessment of genetic component of atherosclerosis
• evaluation of late-onset familial Alzheimer's disease

Contraindications

• APOE phenotyping to predict Alzheimer disease

Notes

• see apolipoprotein E genotype

More general terms

• DNA phenotyping

Additional terms

• apolipoprotein E (APOE)
• apolipoprotein-E gene