I first came across this study when I read about Steve Kirsch’s experience with drinking alcohol to lower his LDL cholesterol after finding out he has an Apo E2 allele. I figured that it’d be a good idea for me to look at the actual study he referred to and was pleasantly surprised to discover that it was free to the public.
In the introduction the authors summarize what is currently known about the ApoE gene and how it relates to LDL cholesterol:
- Apo E3/E3 constitutes the majority of the population.