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A Glu487Lys polymorphism in the gene for mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 is associated with myocardial infarction in elderly Korean men.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 1 Jul 2007
Jo Sangmee Ahn, Kim Eun-Kyung, Park Moon Ho, Han Changsu, Park Hyun-Young, Jang Yangsoo, Song Byung Joon, Jo Inho
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BACKGROUND: A homozygous mutant (ALDH2*2/*2) of the gene for mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) at codon 487 was reported to be associated with myocardial infarction (MI) among Japanese men. However, such an association has never been studied in a Korean population. METHOD: The subjec...
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