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Genetic variants of tumor necrosis factor superfamily, member 4 (TNFSF4), and risk of incident atherothrombosis and venous thromboembolism.
Clinical chemistry - 1 May 2008
Mälarstig Anders, Eriksson Per, Rose Lynda, Diehl Kirsti A, Hamsten Anders, Ridker Paul M, Zee Robert Y L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Recent data have implicated tumor necrosis factor (ligand) superfamily, member 4 (TNFSF4) gene variation in myocardial infarction in women; however, no prospective data are available on either incident arterial or venous disorders. METHODS: We evaluated 2 previously characterized TNFSF4 gene variants (-921C>T and dbSNP rs3850641) with a) incident arterial events using a prospective case-cohort design...
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