A new mutation in the LDL receptor promoter gene associated with familial hypercholesterolaemia in homo and heterozygosis;Una nueva mutación en el promotor del gen del receptor de las lipoproteínas de baja densidad asociada a hipercolesterolemia familiar en homocigosis y heterocigosis

Clinica e Investigacion en Arteriosclerosis

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 51-55

  Esperón, Patricia ^a,b   Raggio, Víctor ^a   Stoll, Mario ^a  

^a Area de Genetica Molecular Comision Honoraria Para la Salud Cardiovascular Montevideo   (Uruguay)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Familial hypercholesterolemia; LDL receptor; LDL C; Promoter region

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; CYTOSINE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MALE; PHENOTYPE; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

EID: 65449165959     PISSN: 02149168     EISSN: 15781879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/S0214-9168(09)70643-6     Document Type: Article

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