Analysis of low density lipoprotein receptor gene mutations and microsatellite haplotypes in Greek FH heterozygous children: Six independent ancestors account for 60% of probands

Human Genetics

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 343-347

  Traeger Synodinos, Joanne ^a   Mavroidis, Nicholas ^a   Kanavakis, Emmanuel ^a   Drogari, Eurydiki ^a   Humphries, Steve E ^b   Day, Ian N M ^b   Kattamis, Christos ^a   Matsaniotis, Nicholas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR; MICROSATELLITE DNA; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 19; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EXON; FAMILY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE MUTATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GREECE; HAPLOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR GENE; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0031899717     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004390050703     Document Type: Article

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