The apolipoprotein E polymorphism in Greenland Inuit in its global perspective

Human Genetics

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 546-550

  Gerdes, Lars Ulrik ^a   Gerdes, Christian ^a   Hansen, Peter Steen ^a   Klausen, Ib Christian ^a   Færgeman, Ole ^a   Dyerberg, Jørn ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b Medicinsk Laboratorium   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN B; APOLIPOPROTEIN E; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; GREENLAND; HUMAN; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ALLELES; APOLIPOPROTEINS B; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GREENLAND; HUMANS; INUITS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TRIGLYCERIDES;

PRIMATES;

EID: 0029852439     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004390050257     Document Type: Article

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