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Effect of glycoprotein IIIa PlA2 polymorphism on outcome of patients with stable coronary artery disease and effect of smoking.
The American journal of cardiology - 15 Jun 2004
Lopes Neuza H M, Pereira Alexandre C, Hueb Whady, Soares Paulo R, Lanz Jose R, Gersh Bernard J, de Oliveira Sergio, Cesar Luiz A M, Ramires Jose F, Krieger Jose Eduardo
Abstract excerpt
A polymorphism of glycoprotein IIb/IIIa has been associated with myocardial infarction and restenosis after percutaneous coronary intervention. The influence on outcome and the interaction of the Pl(A1) genotype with classic risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD) were characterized in patients with chronic CAD followed prospectively for 3 years. Pl(A1) genotypes were assessed in 592 patients enrolled in...
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