Apolipoprotein E polymorphism distribution in an elderly Brazilian population: the Bambuí Health and Aging Study
Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) is one of the most extensively studied genes in the context of aging, but there are few population-based studies on ApoE polymorphism in the elderly in developing countries. The objective of the present study was to assess ApoE allele and genotype distribution in a large elde...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2007-11-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2007001100002 |