High heterogeneity of Apolipoprotein E gene frequencies in South American Indians

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 29-34

  De Andrade, F M ^a   Coimbra Jr , C E A ^b   Santos, R V ^b,c   Goicoechea, A ^d   Carnese, F R ^d   Salzano, F M ^a   Hutz, Mara H ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

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EID: 0033967830     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/030144600282352     Document Type: Article

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