MN blood group affects response of serum LDL cholesterol level to a low fat diet

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 291-295

  Birley, Andrew J ^a,b   MacLennan, Robert ^c   Wahlqvist, Mark ^d   Gerns, Linda ^a   Pangan, Theresa ^c   Martin, Nicholas G ^c  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Environmental sensitivity gene; LDL cholesterol diet; MN blood group

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP MNSS SYSTEM; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHROMOSOME 4; DIETARY FIBER; FAT INTAKE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; LOW FAT DIET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030999464     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.1997.tb02476.x     Document Type: Article

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