Linkage disequilibrium between a marker on the low-density lipoprotein receptor and high cholesterol levels
Date
1986-07
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Publisher
Health & Medical Publishing Group
Abstract
We describe the presence of a linkage disequilibrium between high cholesterol levels in Afrikaner individuals
and the common allele of the Pvu II restriction fragment polymorphism on the low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor gene. The frequencies of the common and the rare allele in a sample of the Afrikaner population were 0,654 and 0,346 (65 individuals) and 0,794 and 0,206 in the hypercholesterolaemic population (34 patients) (P < 0,05). This finding supports other evidence for a founder origin of the high frequency of familial hypercholesterolaemia among
Afrikaners.
Description
Please cite as follows: Brink, P. A., Steyn, L. T., Bester, A. J. & Steyn, K. 1986. Linkage disequilibrium between a marker on the low-density lipoprotein receptor and high cholesterol levels. South African Medical Journal, 70:80-82.
The original publication is available at http://www.samj.org.za
The original publication is available at http://www.samj.org.za
Keywords
Low density lipoproteins, Blood cholesterol, Linkage (Genetics), Human cells, Hypercholesteremia
Citation
Brink, P. A., Steyn, L. T., Bester, A. J. & Steyn, K. 1986. Linkage disequilibrium between a marker on the low-density lipoprotein receptor and high cholesterol levels. South African Medical Journal, 70:80-82.