The apo(a) gene is the major determinant of variation in plasma Lp(a) levels in African Americans

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 402-417

  Mooser, Vincent ^a,f   Scheer, Douglas ^d   Marcovina, Santica M ^e   Wang, Jinping ^b   Guerra, Rudy ^c   Cohen, Jonathan ^b   Hobbs, Helen H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^f LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN A; LIPOPROTEIN A;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE LOCUS; HUMAN; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIPOPROTEIN METABOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

TRIXIS;

EID: 0030799057     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/514851     Document Type: Article

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