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Single nucleotide polymorphisms in inflammation-related genes and mortality in a community-based cohort in Washington County, Maryland.
American journal of epidemiology - 1 Apr 2008
Gallicchio Lisa, Chang Howard, Christo Dana K, Thuita Lucy, Huang Han-Yao, Strickland Paul, Ruczinski Ingo, Hoffman Sandra C, Helzlsouer Kathy J
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The purpose of this study was to examine the associations between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in genes controlling inflammatory processes and mortality. Data were analyzed from 9,933 individuals who participated in two large community-based cohort studies conducted in Washington County, Maryland, in 1974 and 1989, designated "CLUE I" and "CLUE II," respectively. DNA from blood collected in 1989 was...
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