Apolipoprotein E (APOE) allele distribution in the world. Is APOE*4 a 'thrifty' allele?

Annals of Human Genetics

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 301-310

  Corbo, R M ^a   Scacchp, R ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b CAT   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; LIPOPROTEIN;

ABORIGINE; AGRICULTURE; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIET; ECONOMIC ASPECT; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; LIPID TRANSPORT; LIPOPROTEIN METABOLISM; MALAYSIA; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

AFRICA; ALLELES; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; ASIA; CORONARY DISEASE; EUROPE; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0033398004     PISSN: 00034800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003480099007575     Document Type: Article

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