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Investigation of 89 candidate gene variants for effects on all-cause mortality following acute coronary syndrome.
BMC medical genetics - 12 Jul 2008
Morgan Thomas M, Xiao Lan, Lyons Patrick, Kassebaum Bethany, Krumholz Harlan M, Spertus John A
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BACKGROUND: Many candidate genes have been reported to be risk factors for acute coronary syndrome (ACS), but their impact on clinical prognosis following ACS is unknown. METHODS: We examined the association of putative genetic risk factors with 3-year post-ACS mortality in 811 ACS survivors at university-affiliated hospitals in Kansas City, Missouri. Through a systematic literature search, we first identified...
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