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Genotypes associated with myocardial infarction risk are more common in African Americans than in European Americans.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology - 7 Jul 2004
Lanfear David E, Marsh Sharon, Cresci Sharon, Shannon William D, Spertus John A, McLeod Howard L
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OBJECTIVES: This study was designed to describe the frequencies of multiple myocardial infarction (MI) risk-associated genotypes among different racial groups. BACKGROUND: Racial disparities in the prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) are well known. Recent large Japanese case-control studies identified connexin-37 (GJA-4), plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1), and stromelysin-1 (MMP-3) polymorphisms...
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