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Genetics of premature myocardial infarction.
Current atherosclerosis reports - 1 Jun 2008
Roberts Robert
Abstract excerpt
Common multigene disorders account for 80% of deaths in the world and all have significant genetic predisposition. Coronary artery disease and myocardial infarction (MI) account for more than 40% of these deaths. The genetic component is due to multiple genes, each contributing only minimally to the phenotype. Linkage analysis, which has been successful in identifying rare disorders that cause MI, is not...
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