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Higher prevalence of GPIIIa PlA2 polymorphism in siblings of patients with premature coronary heart disease.
Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine - 1 Dec 1999
Goldschmidt-Clermont P J, Coleman L D, Pham Y M, Cooke G E, Shear W S, Weiss E J, Kral B G, Moy T F, Yook R M, Blumenthal R S, Becker D M, Becker L C, Bray P F
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BACKGROUND: The Pl(A2) polymorphism of GPIIIa has been associated with unstable coronary syndromes in some studies, but the association has remained debated. None of the previous studies have focused on families at high risk. Risk factors tend to cluster within kindreds with high prevalence of premature coronary heart disease (CHD). Therefore, a heightened prevalence of the Pl(A2) polymorphism among siblings of...
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