Relevance of apolipoprotein E polymorphism for coronary artery disease in the Saudi population

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 123, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1241-1245

  Dzimiri, Nduna ^a,b   Meyer, Brian F ^a   Hussain, Syed S ^a   Basco, Chona ^a   Afrane, Barima ^b   Halees, Zohair ^b  

^a Biol and Med Research Department   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION RISK; RISK FACTOR; SAUDI ARABIA;

APOLIPOPROTEINS E; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RISK FACTORS; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0032785108     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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