APOE polymorphism distribution among Native Americans and related populations

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 351-365

  Demarchi, Darío A ^a   Salzano, Francisco M ^b   Altuna, M Eugenia ^a   Fiegenbaum, Marilu ^b   Hill, K ^c   Hurtado, A M ^c   Tsunetto, Luiza T ^d   Petzl Erler, M L ^d   Hutz, Mara H ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

APOE; Native Americans; Spatial variation

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E;

INDIGENOUS POPULATION;

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESKIMO; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; POPULATION GENETICS;

APOLIPOPROTEINS E; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS, POPULATION; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INDIANS, SOUTH AMERICAN; INUITS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 22344435240     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014460500097237     Document Type: Article

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