Relation of polymorphisms in five genes to long-term aortocoronary saphenous vein graft patency.

doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.11.060

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Relation of polymorphisms in five genes to long-term aortocoronary saphenous vein graft patency.

The American journal of cardiology - 15 Apr 2007

Ellis Stephen G, Chen Michael S, Jia Gang, Luke May, Cassano June, Lytle Bruce

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Saphenous veins grafts (SVGs) continue to be used as conduits for coronary bypass surgery in nearly 350,000 patients annually in the United States. A possible genetic contribution to SVG longevity has not been well studied. We analyzed 168 single nucleotide polymorphisms from 150 candidate genes...

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