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Genetic variants of the lipoprotein lipase gene and myocardial infarction in the Central Valley of Costa Rica.
Journal of lipid research - 1 Nov 2004
Yang Yadong, Ruiz-Narvaez Edward, Niu Tianhua, Xu Xiping, Campos Hannia
Abstract excerpt
To assess common variants of the LPL gene that could influence susceptibility to myocardial infarction (MI), we assessed three functional single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), D9N, N291S, and S447X, in 1,321 survivors of a first acute MI and 1,321 population-based controls, matched for age, gender, and area of residence, all living in the Central Valley of Costa Rica. Conditional logistic regression was used to...
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