Anthropology of the apolipoprotein e (apo E) gene: Low frequency of apo E4 allele in Basques and in tribal (Baiga) populations of India

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 137-143

  Mastana, S S ^a   Calderon, R ^b   Pena, J ^b   Reddy, P H ^c   Papiha, S S ^d  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; APOLIPOPROTEIN E3; APOLIPOPROTEIN E4;

ALLELE; ANTHROPOLOGY; ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS; HUMAN; INDIA;

ALLELES; ANTHROPOLOGY; APOLIPOPROTEIN E3; APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; ETHNIC GROUPS; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; INDIA;

EID: 0032012840     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014469800005512     Document Type: Article

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