Linkage disequilibrium studies in the thyroid peroxidase and apolipoprotein B genes

Human Biology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 147-154

  De Benedictis, G ^a   Falcone, E ^a   Ruffolo, R ^a   Spadafora, P ^a   Carotenuto, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

3 APOB; TPO; VNTR

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN B; IODIDE PEROXIDASE;

ARTICLE; DNA FINGERPRINTING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HUMAN; ITALY; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

APOLIPOPROTEINS B; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; IODIDE PEROXIDASE; ITALY; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SAMPLING STUDIES;

EID: 0030088047     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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