An unsolved mystery of promoter variation in CETP gene and atherosclerosis

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 558-559

  Inazu, A ^a   Mabuchi, H ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL ESTER; CHOLESTEROL ESTER TRANSFER PROTEIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CHOLESTEROL ESTER TRANSFER PROTEINS; GENOTYPE; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0034941420     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2362.2001.00860.x     Document Type: Note

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