Structure analysis of apolipoprotein B 3′ variable number of tandem repeats

Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 335-338

  Du, Gong ^a   Xue, Hong ^b   Wu, Gang ^b   Zeng, Wu Wei ^b   Chen, Bao Sheng ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Perking Union Medical University   (China)

Author keywords

Allele; Apolipoprotein B; Genotype; Variable number of tandem repeats

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN B; GENOMIC DNA;

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHINA; CHINESE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MOLECULAR CLONING; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALLELES; APOLIPOPROTEINS B; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 33745321308     PISSN: 10039406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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