DNA polymorphisms of the apolipoprotein AI/CIII/AIV gene cluster influence plasma cholesterol and triglyceride levels in the Mayans of the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico.

doi:10.1159/000154014

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DNA polymorphisms of the apolipoprotein AI/CIII/AIV gene cluster influence plasma cholesterol and triglyceride levels in the Mayans of the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico.

Human heredity - 1 Jan 1991

Ahn Y I, Valdez R, Reddy A P, Cole S A, Weiss K M, Ferrell R E

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The purpose of this work was to examine the influence of apolipoprotein gene variation on plasma lipid levels in a population of Mayan Indians of the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico. Four restriction enzymes: XmnI, PstI, SstI, and PvuII, were used to detect restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RF...

Topics

Adult
Apolipoprotein A-I
Cholesterol
DNA
Female
Genotype
Humans
Indians, North American
Male
Mexico
Middle Aged
Multigene Family
Polymorphism, Genetic
Triglycerides

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