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Common variant in AMPD1 gene predicts improved clinical outcome in patients with heart failure.
Circulation - 23 Mar 1999
Loh E, Rebbeck T R, Mahoney P D, DeNofrio D, Swain J L, Holmes E W
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: This study was undertaken to identify gene(s) that may be associated with improved clinical outcome in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF). The adenosine monophosphate deaminase locus (AMPD1) was selected for study. We hypothesized that inheritance of the mutant AMPD1 allele is associated with increased probability of survival without cardiac transplantation in patients with CHF. METHODS AND...
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