Comparative study of APOB gene 3′VNTR polymorphisms between natural longevity and controls in Uighur nationality

Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 523-527

  Jiang, Wen Xi ^a   Qiu, Chang Chun ^b   Cheng, Zu Heng ^a   Niu, Wen Quan ^b  

^a XINJIANG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Apolipoprotein B gene; China Uighur; Natural longevity; Polymorphisms

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN B;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TANDEM REPEAT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APOLIPOPROTEINS B; BASE SEQUENCE; CHINA; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 33750362102     PISSN: 10039406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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