Apolipoprotein E gene polymorphism and myocardial infarction

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 264-265

  Kolovou, Genovefa D ^a   Anagnostopoulou, Katherine K ^a   Cokkinos, Dennis V ^a  

^a ONASSIS CARDIAC SURGERY CENTER   (Greece)

Author keywords

Apolipoprotein E polymorphism; Coronary heart disease; Myocardial infarction; Populational differences

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E2; APOLIPOPROTEIN E3; APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CORONARY RISK; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EUROPE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

APOLIPOPROTEINS E; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 62049083461     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.11.024     Document Type: Article

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