Article
[Genetic variation in the apolipoprotein B gene].
Annales de genetique - 1 Jan 1995
Vedie B, Myara I, Jeunemaitre X, Moatti N
Abstract excerpt
It is well known that coronary heart disease (CHD) is multifactorial, with environmental and inherited risk factors both playing a role. Apolipoprotein B (apo B) is of major importance in lipoprotein metabolism and might play a central role in atherogenesis. The apo B gene is the obvious candidat...
Topics
- Apolipoproteins B
- Arteriosclerosis
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 2
- Genes
- Humans
- Hypobetalipoproteinemias
- Lipids
- Mutation
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
- Receptors, Lipoprotein