9 De Knijff De Knijff P P Stalenhoef Stalenhoef AF AF Mol Mol MJ MJ Influence of apo E polymorphism on the response to simvastatin treatment in patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia Influence of apo E polymorphism on the response to simvastatin treatment in patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia Atheroscler. Here, APOE is linked to familial hypercholesterolemia.