Polymorphism of the APOE locus in the Azores Islands (Portugal)

Human Biology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 509-512

  Bettencourt, Conceição ^a   Montiel, Rafael ^a   Santos, Cristina ^a   Pavão, Maria Leonor ^a   Viegas Crespo, Ana Maria ^b   Lopes, Paula Alexandra ^b   Lima, Manuela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

APOE; APOE polymorphism; Apolipoproteins; Azores Islands; Isoforms; Lipid levels; Portugal; Spain

Indexed keywords

LIPID;

APOE GENE; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PORTUGAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33846253576     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hub.2006.0053     Document Type: Article

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