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Haptoglobin phenotype and coronary artery collaterals in diabetic patients.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Apr 2002
Hochberg Irit, Roguin Ariel, Nikolsky Eugenia, Chanderashekhar Patil V, Cohen Silviu, Levy Andrew P
Abstract excerpt
Cross-cultural epidemiological studies of incident cardiovascular disease in the diabetic patient have demonstrated marked differences in susceptibility that may be due to a genetic factor. The coronary artery collateral circulation is the chief determinant of the size of a myocardial infarction and is highly variable between patients. We recently demonstrated that a functional allelic polymorphism in the...
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