Evaluating gene by sex and age interactions on cardiovascular risk factors in Brazilian families

BMC Medical Genetics

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Giolo, Suely R ^a,b   Pereira, Alexandre C ^a   de Andrade, Mariza ^c   Krieger, José E ^a   Soler, Júlia P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET RESTRICTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; POPULATION GENETICS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ADOLESCENT; AGE; AGED; FAMILY; GENE; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAZIL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENES; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956640670     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2350-11-132     Document Type: Article

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