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Polymorphisms in the paraoxonase and endothelial nitric oxide synthase genes and the risk of early-onset myocardial infarction.
The American journal of cardiology - 15 Apr 2007
Morray Brian, Goldenberg Ilan, Moss Arthur J, Zareba Wojciech, Ryan Daniel, McNitt Scott, Eberly Shirley W, Glazko Galina, Mathew Jehu
Abstract excerpt
In young patients, the accumulative burden of traditional cardiovascular risk factors may not be as significant as in an older population. Genetic risk factors were suggested to have a role in the early development of myocardial infarction (MI). However, data about the association between polymorphisms in heart disease-related genes and the early onset of a first MI are limited. In the present study, age at onset...
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