Genetic influence on serum uric acid levels in Taiwanese

Tzu Chi Medical Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 287-292

  Yeh, Jih I ^a,b  

^a BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Regressive model; Segregation analysis; Serum uric acid

Indexed keywords

URIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GENE SEGREGATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETIC MODEL; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TAIWAN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 4644257447     PISSN: 10163190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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