Polymorphism of the FABP2 gene: a population frequency analysis and an association study with cardiovascular risk markers in Argentina

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The FABP2 gene encodes for the intestinal FABP (IFABP) protein, which is expressed only in intestinal enterocytes. A polymorphism at codon 54 in exon 2 of the FABP2 gene exchanges an Alanine (Ala), in the small helical region of the...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mayorga Luis S, Gimenez Sergio, Ojeda Marta S, Real Sebastián M, Gomez Laura C, Roqué María
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-06-01
Series:BMC Medical Genetics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2350/8/39