Mutations in the lipoprotein lipase (LPL) gene, leading to partial or total inactivation of the enzyme, result in a hereditary clinical syndrome called familial LPL deficiency. The French Canadian population, which is primarily and historically located in the province of Québec, has the highest worl
Genotype analysis of theNF1 gene in the French Canadians from the Qu�bec population
✍ Scribed by Fang, Lijuan ;Chalhoub, Nader ;Li, Wentian ;Feingold, Josu� ;Ortenberg, June ;Lemieux, Bernard ;Thirion, Jean-Paul
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 229 KB
- Volume
- 104
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-7299
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