Identification of a common low density lipoprotein receptor mutation (C163Y) in the west of Scotland

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 573-578

  Lee, W K ^a   Haddad, L ^b   Macleod, M J ^a   Dorrance, A M ^a   Wilson, D J ^b   Gaffney, D ^c   Dominiczak, M H ^d   Packard, C J D ^c   Day, I N M ^b   Humphries, S E ^b   Dominiczak, A F ^a  

^a WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^d GARTNAVEL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH); Low density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR); Microplate array diagonal gel electrophoresis (MADGE)

Indexed keywords

LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; FEMALE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEGREGATION; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 17344372174     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.35.7.573     Document Type: Article

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