Genetic prediction of atherosclerosis: Lessons from studies in native Canadian populations

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 286, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 47-61

  Hegele, Robert A ^a  

^a ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Diabetes; Obesity; Polygenic disease

Indexed keywords

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUCASIAN; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CANADA; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 0032871375     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-8981(99)00093-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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