Relationship of apolipoprotein E phenotypes to serum lipid and lipoprotein levels in Japanese schoolchildren

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 460-461

  Okada, T ^a   Sato, Y ^a   Iwata, F ^a   Hara, M ^a   Kim, H ^a   Harada, K ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apolipoprotein E phenotypes; Atherosclerosis; Hyperlipidaemia; Schoolchildren

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA TYPE 3; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; LIPIDS; LIPOPROTEINS; MALE; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 0031798671     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035259850157110     Document Type: Article

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