Apolipoprotein E is a genetic risk factor for fetal iodine deficiency disorder in China

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 363-368

  Wang, H Y ^a   Zhang, F C ^a,g   Gao, J J ^a,f   Fan, J B ^a,e   Liu, P ^a,d   Zheng, Z J ^a,c   Xi, H ^a,b   Sun, Y ^a   Gao, X C ^b   Huang, T Z ^c   Ke, Z J ^d   Guo, G R ^e   Feng, G Y ^f   Breen, G ^g   St Clair, D ^a   He, L ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Shanghai Res Ctr of Life Sciences   (China)

^d HUBEI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (China)

^e SHANGHAI MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (China)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^g SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

APOE genotype; Apolipoprotein; China; Endemic cretinism; Fetal iodine deficiency disorder; Mental retardation

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; THYROID HORMONE RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DISEASE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; IODINE DEFICIENCY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033939388     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4000735     Document Type: Article

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