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However, the data only cover a few ethnicities.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Aims:<\/jats:title>\n The present work intended to investigate the association of APOE gene polymorphism and serum lipids with the susceptibility of SFIs among a group of Egyptian patients.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Materials and Methods:<\/jats:title>\n Standard laboratory methods were used to estimate the serum lipid profile, and polymerase chain reaction\u2013restriction fragment length polymorphism was used to detect APOE gene polymorphism in deoxyribonucleic acid extracted from 150 SFI patients and an equal number of apparently healthy matched controls.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results:<\/jats:title>\n \n Serum total cholesterol, triglycerides, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol were significantly higher in the studied patients than in controls. The APOE gene\n \u03b5<\/jats:italic>\n 2,\n \u03b5<\/jats:italic>\n 4 alleles, and\n \u03b5<\/jats:italic>\n 3\/4 and\n \u03b5<\/jats:italic>\n 3\/2 genotypes were significantly distributed in the patients than in the controls. APOE\n \u03b5<\/jats:italic>\n 3\/3 genotype was predominant in dermatophytosis and tinea versicolour patients, and\n \u03b5<\/jats:italic>\n 3\/4 genotype was predominant in candidiasis.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n \n ApoE alleles\n \u03b5<\/jats:italic>\n 2 and\n \u03b5<\/jats:italic>\n 4, and genotypes\n \u03b5<\/jats:italic>\n 2\/3 and\n \u03b5<\/jats:italic>\n 3\/4 are linked to SFI and may be risk factors, whereas allele\n \u03b5<\/jats:italic>\n 3 and genotype\n \u03b5<\/jats:italic>\n 3\/3 may be protective for SFI in the Egyptian population studied. The lipid profile results suggest that hyperlipidemia may provide evidence for SFI pathogenesis. 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