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A prospective evaluation of the CD14 C(-260)T gene polymorphism and the risk of myocardial infarction.
Atherosclerosis - 15 Feb 2001
Zee R Y, Lindpaintner K, Struk B, Hennekens C H, Ridker P M
Abstract excerpt
The T allele at position -260 of the CD14 lipopolysaccharide receptor gene (CD14) has recently been hypothesized to be a risk factor for myocardial infarction (MI). However, no prospective data relating this polymorphism to risk of future MI are available. In the physicians' health study (PHS), 14916 apparently healthy men were followed over a 12-year period for incident MI. Employing a nested case-control study...
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