Meta-analysis of four new genome scans for lipid parameters and analysis of positional candidates in positive linkage regions

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1143-1153

  Heijmans, Bastiaan T ^a   Beekman, Marian ^a   Putter, Hein ^a   Lakenberg, Nico ^a   van der Wijk, Henk Jan ^a   Whitfield, John B ^b,c   Posthuma, Daniëlle ^d   Pedersen, Nancy L ^e   Martin, Nicholas G ^c   Boomsma, Dorret I ^d   Slagboom, P Eline ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^e KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Haplotype; Linkage analysis; Lipid metabolism; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN A1; APOLIPOPROTEIN B; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENOME; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APOLIPOPROTEIN A-I; APOLIPOPROTEINS B; AUSTRALIA; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; FEMALE; GENOME, HUMAN; HUMANS; LOD SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SWEDEN; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC;

EID: 27144444098     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: 14765438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201466     Document Type: Article

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