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Genetic variation in lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor 1 (LOX1) gene and the risk of coronary artery disease.
Circulation - 1 Jul 2003
Chen Qi, Reis Steven E, Kammerer Candace, Craig Wendy Y, LaPierre Sue E, Zimmer Erin Luedecking, McNamara Dennis M, Pauly Daniel F, Sharaf Barry, Holubkov Richard, Bairey Merz C Noel, Sopko George, Bontempo Franklin, Kamboh M Ilyas
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: We examined the association of 3 polymorphisms in the lectin-like oxidized LDL receptor-1 (LOX1 or OLR1) gene with coronary artery disease in the Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation (WISE) study population. METHODS AND RESULTS: The WISE sample comprised 589 white and 122 black women who underwent angiography for suspected ischemia. The sample was divided into 3 groups: <20% stenosis (38.7%), 20% to...
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