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Genetic risk factors in acute coronary disease.
Haemostasis - 1 Jan 1999
Araújo F, Santos A, Araújo V, Henriques I, Monteiro F, Meireles E, Moreira I, David D, Maciel M J, Cunha-Ribeiro L M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: We investigate whether each of the following: HPA-1, Factor V Leiden, prothrombin gene variant and the methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase gene (MTHFR) mutation, are risk factors for acute coronary disease in Portuguese patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS: 100 blood donors and 52 patients with an established diagnosis of myocardial infarction or unstable angina were evaluated for genetic risk factors, by...
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