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Alanine for proline substitution in the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma-2 (PPARG2) gene and the risk of incident myocardial infarction.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 May 2003
Ridker Paul M, Cook Nancy R, Cheng Suzanne, Erlich Henry A, Lindpaintner Klaus, Plutzky Jorge, Zee Robert Y L
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OBJECTIVE: Recent studies have implicated the potential importance of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors as a molecular mechanism involved in atherothrombosis. A common alanine (A) for proline (P) substitution at codon 12 in the peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma-2 gene (PPARG2) has been associated with reduced risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus. Because diabetes and...
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