Relationship between ApoE gene polymorphism and coronary heart disease in Gaza Strip

Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 29-35

  Abu Marrzoq, Lamia F ^a   Sharif, Fadel A ^b   Abed, Abdalla A ^b  

^a College of Science and Technology ^*  (Palestine)

^b ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY OF GAZA   (Palestine)

Author keywords

Apolipoprotien E; coronary heart disease; gene polymorphism; Polymerase chain reaction restriction fragment length polymorphism

Indexed keywords

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

ADULT; AGE; APOLIPOPROTEIN E GENE; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENDER; GENE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALESTINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SMOKING; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 79955096696     PISSN: 09753583     EISSN: 09762833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0975-3583.78584     Document Type: Article

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