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Association of genetic polymorphisms in the fibrinogen and platelet glycoprotein genes with unstable angina in Chinese patients.
Clinical cardiology - 1 Aug 2004
Ni Yongbin, Hu Dayi, Yu Hong, Li Cuilan, Liu Wenling, Wang Hongyu, Li Lei, Yongbin Ni, Dayi Hu, Hong Yu, Cuilan Li, Wenling Liu, Hongyu Wang, Lei Li
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BACKGROUND: Inherited predisposition has been associated with coronary artery disease (CAD) in the white population. HYPOTHESIS: The objective of this study was to investigate the association between the risk of unstable angina (UA) and genetic factors believed to be associated with an increased tendency toward thrombosis (the variable number of tandem repeats [VNTR] polymorphism of the platelet glycoprotein [GP]...
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