Molecular genetics of familial hypercholesterolemia in Israel

Human Genetics

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 581-586

  Reshef, Ayeleth ^a   Nissen, Henrik ^b   Triger, Liat ^a   Hensen, Torben Stiig ^b   Eliav, Osnat ^a   Schurr, Danny ^a   Safadi, Rifaat ^a   Gare, Meir ^a   Leitersdorf, Eran ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; INTRON; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

ARABS; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; HUMANS; HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA TYPE II; ISRAEL; JEWS; MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; RECEPTORS, LDL;

EID: 0029810771     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004390050263     Document Type: Article

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