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Strategies for the assessment of genetic coronary artery disease risk.
Current opinion in lipidology - 1 Jun 1999
Funke H, Assmann G
Abstract excerpt
In atherosclerotic diseases, genetic factors have a substantial influence on the age of onset and the frequency and severity of clinical symptoms, as well as response to therapy. In myocardial infarctions occurring at young age, genetics may be the leading causative factor. Despite such a prominent role of genetics in the pathophysiology of atherosclerosis clinical risk assessment and therapeutic decision making...
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