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Genetic variants associated with insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome in young Asian Indians with myocardial infarction.
Metabolic syndrome and related disorders - 1 Sept 2008
Ranjith Naresh, Pegoraro Rosemary J, Naidoo Datshana P, Shanmugam Rebecca, Rom Lee
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BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to assess whether an association exists between the metabolic syndrome and polymorphisms in genes involved in insulin resistance in young Asian Indian patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). METHODS: The study population comprised 467 patients who were 45 years or younger. The National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP ATP...
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