A genome-wide scan suggests a locus on chromosome 1q21-q23 contributes to normal variation in plasma cholesterol concentration

Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 79, Issue 5-6, 2001, Pages 262-269

  Reed, Danielle R ^a   Nanthakumar, Elizabeth ^b   North, Michael ^b   Bell, Callum ^b   Price, Arlen R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Axys Pharmaceuticals Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Familial combined dyslipidemia; Family study; Gene environment interaction; Genome scan; Lipid metabolism

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHROMOSOME 10; CHROMOSOME 11; CHROMOSOME 12; CHROMOSOME 17; CHROMOSOME 1Q; CHROMOSOME 20; CHROMOSOME 3; CHROMOSOME 6; CHROMOSOME 7; FEMALE; GENE LOCATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC LINKAGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; SIBLING;

ADULT; AGED; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 1; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 12; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 17; DATABASES, NUCLEIC ACID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NUCLEAR FAMILY; OBESITY; TRIGLYCERIDES; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0034937371     PISSN: 09462716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001090100212     Document Type: Article

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