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Genetic variability of von Willebrand factor and risk of coronary heart disease: the Rotterdam Study.
British journal of haematology - 1 Feb 2004
van der Meer Irene M, Brouwers Geert-Jan, Bulk Saskia, Leebeek Frank W G, van der Kuip Deirdre A M, Hofman Albert, Witteman Jacqueline C M, Gómez García Encarnación B
Abstract excerpt
The von Willebrand factor (VWF) may be causally associated with coronary heart disease (CHD) or merely be a marker of endothelial damage. The G allele of the -1793 C/G promoter polymorphism in the VWF gene has been associated with higher plasma levels of VWF. To investigate whether VWF has a causal role in CHD, we designed a case-cohort study, including 352 subjects with CHD and a random cohort (n = 736), and...
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