Lack of influence of apolipoprotein E4 on lipoprotein levels in the island population of Sardinia

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 290-294

  Deiana, L ^a,d   Pes, G M ^a   Carru, C ^a   Errigo, A ^a   Pettinato, S ^b   Carcassi, C ^c   Baggio, G ^a   Contu, L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b Preventive Medicine Center   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^d University of Sassari ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Apolipoprotein E allele; Lipoprotein; Sardinia

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E4;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPOPROTEIN METABOLISM; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALLELES; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; ITALY; LIPIDS; LIPOPROTEINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 0031956121     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2362.1998.00271.x     Document Type: Article

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