Article
Apolipoprotein genes and atherosclerosis.
The Clinical investigator - 1 May 1992
Breslow J L
Abstract excerpt
In order to elucidate the genetic abnormalities underlying lipoprotein disorders associated with coronary heart disease susceptibility, researchers have looked for candidate genes. The studies have focused particularly on the lipoprotein transport genes. Relatively common as well as rare mutation...
Topics
- Cholesterol
- Cholesterol, HDL
- Cholesterol, VLDL
- Chylomicrons
- Coronary Disease
- Genes, Dominant
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Lipoprotein(a)
- Lipoproteins
- Mutation
- Receptors, LDL