APOE polymorphism and lipid profile in three ethnic groups in the Singapore population

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 170, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 253-260

  Tan, C E ^a   Tai, E S ^a   Tan, C S ^b   Chia, K S ^b   Lee, J ^b   Chew, S K ^c   Ordovas, J M ^d  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

^d TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apo E; Ethnic groups; HDL C

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALLELE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY RISK; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GENDER; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHIC LOCUS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; SINGAPORE; SMOKING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0242661409     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9150(03)00232-6     Document Type: Article

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