Population-based resequencing of LIPG and ZNF202 genes in subjects with extreme HDL levels

Frontiers in Genetics

Volumn 3, Issue JUN, 2012, Pages

  Razzaghi, Hamid ^a   Santorico, Stephanie A ^b   Ilyas Kamboh, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Endothelial lipase; Genetic association; HDL; LIPG; Resequencing; Zinc finger protein 202; ZNF202

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875427637     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16648021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2012.00089     Document Type: Article

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