A unique pattern of apo(a) polymorphism in an isolated east Greenlandic Inuit (Eskimo) population.

doi:10.1007/BF01719309

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A unique pattern of apo(a) polymorphism in an isolated east Greenlandic Inuit (Eskimo) population.

European journal of epidemiology - 1 Oct 1995

Klausen I C, Hansen P S, Povlsen J V, Gerdes L U, Lemming L, Faergeman O

Abstract excerpt

Eskimos of the east coast of Greenland very rarely had contacts with Caucasians until late in the 19th century. Their genes are therefore likely to be similar to those in the original Eskimo gene pool. We have compared serum concentrations of Lp(a) and apo(a) phenotypes in 78 East Greenland Eskim...

Topics

Adolescent
Adult
Apolipoproteins A
Asian People
Cohort Studies
Denmark
Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
Female
Gene Pool
Greenland
Humans
Inuit
Lipoprotein(a)
Male
Middle Aged
Molecular Weight
Phenotype
Polymorphism, Genetic

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PMID: 8549731
DOI: 10.1007/BF01719309

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