The apolipoprotein E polymorphism: a comparison of allele frequencies and effects in nine populations.

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The apolipoprotein E polymorphism: a comparison of allele frequencies and effects in nine populations.

American journal of human genetics - 1 Aug 1991

Hallman D M, Boerwinkle E, Saha N, Sandholzer C, Menzel H J, Csázár A, Utermann G

Abstract excerpt

Application of uniform methods for measuring the apolipoprotein (apo) E polymorphism and plasma cholesterol levels in nine populations (Tyrolean, Sudanese, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Hungarian, Icelandic, Finnish, and Malay) revealed significant heterogeneity among them in apo E type frequencies...

Topics

Alleles
Apolipoproteins E
Ethnicity
Gene Frequency
Humans
Isoelectric Focusing
Phenotype
Polymorphism, Genetic

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