Apolipoprotein E polymorphism and lipoprotein levels in a Gulf Arab population in Kuwait: A pilot study

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 361-364

  Al Shammari, Suhail ^a   Fatania, H ^a   Al Radwan, R ^a   Akanji, A O ^b  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b Central Blood Bank   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Apolipoprotein E; Combined hyperlipidaemia; Coronary heart disease; Kuwait

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN A1; APOLIPOPROTEIN B; APOLIPOPROTEIN E; APOLIPOPROTEIN E2; APOLIPOPROTEIN E3; APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LIPID; LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ALLELE; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARAB; ARTICLE; ASIAN; AUTOANALYZER; BLOOD DONOR; CAUCASIAN; CHINESE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; KUWAIT; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PILOT STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH ASIA; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 5744246251     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2004.361     Document Type: Article

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