Apolipoprotein A kringle 4 polymorphism and serum lipoprotein (a) concentration in African blacks

Human Biology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 477-490

  Ali, Shabnam ^a   Bunker, Clareann H ^a   Aston, Christopher E ^a   Ukoli, Flora A ^b   Kamboh, M Ilyas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

African Blacks; Apolipoprotein A; Kringle 4 polymophism; Lipoprotein (A)

Indexed keywords

PIERINAE;

EID: 0032104627     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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