Improved method for genotyping apolipoprotein E polymorphisms by a PCR- based assay simultaneously utilizing two distinct restriction enzymes

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1657-1659

  Zivelin, Ariella ^a   Rosenberg, Nurit ^a   Peretz, Hava ^a   Amit, Yonit ^a   Kornbrot, Nurit ^a   Seligsohn, Uri ^a  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E;

ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIPID METABOLISM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0030870822     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/43.9.1657     Document Type: Article

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