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ApoB-100 R3500Q mutation in the Lebanese population: prevalence and historical review of the literature.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Dec 2007
Sabbagh Amira S, Daher Rose T, Otrock Zaher K, Khalek Rabab N Abdel, Zaatari Ghazi S, Mahfouz Rami A R
Abstract excerpt
An interesting mutation affecting the Apo-B gene, R3500Q, is known to display variable geographical distribution in the world and is mostly implicated in the pathogenesis of Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH). The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of this mutation in the Lebanese population and compare it to the available international literature. DNA from 160 unrelated healthy donors from our...
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