Polymorphisms of Apolipoprotein E and H in Korean Population: Confirming the Distribution of APOH*3Kongju Allele

Korean Journal of Genetics

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 89-95

  Kim, Hyun Sup ^a   Chung, Ki Wha ^a   Park, Kyoung Sook ^b  

^a Kongju National University   (South Korea)

^b Sungshin Women's University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

APOE; APOH; APOH*3Kongju; Korean; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346333264     PISSN: 02545934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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