Genomic characterization of five deletions in the LDL receptor gene in Danish Familial Hypercholesterolemic subjects

BMC Medical Genetics

Volumn 7, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Nissen, Peter H ^a   Damgaard, Dorte ^a   Stenderup, Anette ^a   Nielsen, Gitte G ^a   Larsen, Mogens L ^a   Færgeman, Ole ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR;

ALU SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIOINFORMATICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; EXON; FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE DELETION; GENE INSERTION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME ANALYSIS; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; INTERSPERSED REPEAT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WILD TYPE;

ALU ELEMENTS; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; DENMARK; EXONS; GENOME, HUMAN; GENOMICS; HUMANS; HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA TYPE II; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, LDL; SEQUENCE DELETION;

EID: 33746598967     PISSN: 14712350     EISSN: 14712350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2350-7-55     Document Type: Article

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