Genetic determinants of variation in the plasma levels of the C4b-binding protein (C4BP) in Spanish families

Immunogenetics

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 862-866

  Esparza Gordillo, Jorge ^a   Soria, José Manuel ^b   Buil, Alfonso ^b   Souto, Joan Carles ^b   Almasy, Laura ^c   Blangero, John ^c   Fontcuberta, Jordi ^b   Rodríguez De Córdoba, Santiago ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

^c SOUTHWEST FOUNDATION FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

C4b binding protein; Complex trait; Heritability; Protein S; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4B; ISOPROTEIN; PLASMA PROTEIN; PROTEIN C; PROTEIN S; SEX HORMONE;

AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; DOWN REGULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE CONTROL; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN S DEFICIENCY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SMOKING; SPAIN; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0344406057     PISSN: 00937711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00251-003-0537-1     Document Type: Article

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