Article
A unique haplotype of the apolipoprotein B-100 allele associated with familial defective apolipoprotein B-100 in a Chinese man discovered during a study of the prevalence of this disorder.
Journal of lipid research - 1 Jul 1993
Bersot T P, Russell S J, Thatcher S R, Pomernacki N K, Mahley R W, Weisgraber K H, Innerarity T L, Fox C S
Abstract excerpt
The prevalence of familial defective apolipoprotein (apo) B-100 (FDB) was determined by sampling 5,160 volunteer subjects from among 14,058 eligible employees of a bank in California. The sample was ethnically diverse (44.6% of the population was non-Caucasian). The prevalence of FDB in the study...
Topics
- Adult
- Alleles
- Apolipoprotein B-100
- Apolipoproteins B
- Asian People
- Base Sequence
- California
- Female
- Haplotypes
- Humans
- Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II