Interethnic variability in birth weight and genetic background: A study of placental alkaline phosphatase

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 449-453

  Amante, A ^a   Borgiani, P ^a   Gimelfarb, A ^b   Gloria Bottini, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Genetic background; Interethnic variability; Placental alkaline phosphatase

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; PLACENTA; PUERTO RICO; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ALLELES; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONNECTICUT; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; GENOTYPE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PUERTO RICO; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0030473098     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8644(199612)101:4<449::AID-AJPA1>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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