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Gender-specific effect of estrogen receptor-1 gene polymorphisms in coronary artery disease and its angiographic severity in Chinese population.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 1 Sept 2008
Xu Haiying, Hou Xuwei, Wang Ningfu, Hui Bo, Jin Jianfen, Yun Shen, Wang Xiaoyan, He Xiuying, He Jianjun, Zhang Sheng, Han Yunfeng
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BACKGROUND: The role of common polymorphisms of the estrogen receptor-1 in coronary artery disease (CAD) and it association with angiographic severity reminds conflicting in sexes and different races. METHODS: Two-hundred ten angiographically defined Chinese CAD patients and 174 control subjects were enrolled. DNA was obtained and the polymorphisms were analyzed by the polymerase chain reaction. The region...
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