Association between Apolipoprotein(a) Polymorphism and Lp(a) Levels in Koreans

Molecules and Cells

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 544-549

  Hong, Seung Ho ^a   Min, Won Ki ^b   Cheon, Sa Il ^b   Lee, Chung Choo ^a   Song, Junghan ^a   Kim, Jin Q ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Apolipoprotein(a); Coronary Artery Disease; Lipoprotein(a); Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN A; LIPOPROTEIN A;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; KOREA; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELES; APOLIPOPROTEINS A; CORONARY DISEASE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; KOREA; LIPOPROTEIN(A); MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 0032585103     PISSN: 10168478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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