Absence of the E2 allele of apolipoprotein in Amerindians

作者: Guilherme B. Marin , Marli H. Tavella , João F. Guerreiro , Sidney E.B. Santos , Marco A. Zago

DOI: 10.1590/S0100-84551997000400029

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摘要: Determination of the ApoE allele distribution in five South American Amerindian tribes revealed absence ApoE2 allele, accompanied by high ApoE3 and low ApoE4 frequencies for most tribes, a only previously reported Inuit Eskimo from Greenland.

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