Influence of apolipoprotein E genotypes on serum lipid parameters in a biracial sample of children

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 159, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 257-260

  Szalai, Csaba ^a   Czinner, Antal ^a   Császár, Albert ^b  

^a HEIM PÁL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Hungary)

^b SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

ApoE alleles; Hungarian and Gypsy children; Serum lipids

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; APOLIPOPROTEIN E2; APOLIPOPROTEIN E3; APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; CHOLESTEROL; DNA; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; GIPSY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUNGARY; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ALLELES; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CHOLESTEROL, VLDL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GYPSIES; HUMANS; HUNGARY; LIPOPROTEINS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 0034109589     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004310050065     Document Type: Article

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