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The E23K polymorphism in Kir6.2 gene and coronary heart disease.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 1 May 2006
Xiong Chenling, Zheng Fang, Wan Jun, Zhou Xin, Yin Zhinong, Sun Xiaobo
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The G to A mutation in the Kir 6.2, the ATP-sensitive potassium channel subunit, resulted a glutamate (E) to lysine (K) substitution at codon 23, and the A allele was shown to have a relationship with high risk to type 2 diabetes in previous study. Their role in coronary heart disease (CHD) has not been evaluated. We hypothesized that the polymorphism would be associated with increased susceptibility...
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