Abstract
The etiology of cholesterol gallstones is multifactorial, with interactions of genes and the environment. The hypothesis that aborigine cholesterol lithogenic genes are widely spread among Chileans, a population with a high prevalence of gallstones, was tested.
| Lingua originale | Inglese |
|---|---|
| pagine (da-a) | 937-946 |
| Numero di pagine | 10 |
| Rivista | Gastroenterology |
| Volume | 115 |
| Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 1998 |
Keywords
- Adult
- Chile
- Cholelithiasis
- Cholesterol
- Female
- Hispanic Americans
- Humans
- Indians, South American
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Oceanic Ancestry Group
- Polynesia