Pattern of gradient of apolipoprotein E allel *4 frequencies in Western Europe

Human Biology

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 253-262

  Lucotte, Gérard ^a,b   Loirat, France ^c   Hazout, Serge ^c  

^a HÔPITAL MAISON BLANCHE   (France)

^b Intl Institute of Anthropology   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

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