Apolipoprotein E polymorphism distribution in an elderly Brazilian population: The Bambuí health and aging study

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1429-1434

  Fuzikawa, A K ^a   Peixoto, S V ^a   Taufer, M ^b   Moriguchi, E H ^b,c   Lima Costa, M F ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b CMIC Brasil Pesquisas Clínicas   (Brazil)

^c HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Apolipoprotein E; Brazil; Elderly; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; GENOMIC DNA;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; AGING; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; RACE DIFFERENCE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SKIN COLOR;

EID: 37349127022     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0100-879x2007001100002     Document Type: Article

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