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The association of PAI-1 promoter 4G/5G insertion/deletion polymorphism with myocardial infarction and stroke in young women.
Journal of cardiovascular risk - 1 Apr 2002
Hindorff Lucia A, Schwartz Stephen M, Siscovick David S, Psaty Bruce M, Longstreth W T, Reiner Alexander P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) promoter 4G/5G insertion/deletion polymorphism has been associated with increased risk of myocardial infarction (MI) and decreased risk of cerebrovascular events. Whether these results apply to young women is not known. METHODS: We genotyped 78 MI cases, 106 stroke cases and 385 age-matched controls from a population-based case-control study of MI and...
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