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A functional SNP in ITIH3 is associated with susceptibility to myocardial infarction.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 2007
Ebana Yusuke, Ozaki Kouichi, Inoue Katsumi, Sato Hiroshi, Iida Aritoshi, Lwin Htay, Saito Susumu, Mizuno Hiroya, Takahashi Atsushi, Nakamura Takahiro, Miyamoto Yoshinari, Ikegawa Shiro, Odashiro Keita, Nobuyoshi Masakiyo, Kamatani Naoyuki, Hori Masatsugu, Isobe Mitsuaki, Nakamura Yusuke, Tanaka Toshihiro
Abstract excerpt
Myocardial infarction (MI) results from complex interactions of multiple genetic and environmental factors. To disclose genetic backgrounds of MI, we performed a large-scale, case-control association study using 52,608 gene-based single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers, and identified a candidate SNP located on chromosome 3p21.2-p21.1. Subsequent linkage-disequilibrium mapping indicated very significant...
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