Serum sialic acid, a reputed cardiovascular risk factor, is elevated in South Asian men compared to European men

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 242-244

  Crook, M ^a   Kerai, P ^a   Andrews, V ^a   Lumb, P ^a   Swaminathan, R ^a  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Lipids; Racial differences

Indexed keywords

SIALIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BLOOD LEVEL; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUCASIAN; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0031931553     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000456329803500207     Document Type: Article

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