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Interaction between poor glycemic control and 9p21 locus on risk of coronary artery disease in type 2 diabetes.
JAMA - 26 Nov 2008
Doria Alessandro, Wojcik Joanna, Xu Rui, Gervino Ernest V, Hauser Thomas H, Johnstone Michael T, Nolan David, Hu Frank B, Warram James H
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CONTEXT: A common allele on chromosome 9p21 has been repeatedly associated with increased risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) in the general population. However, the magnitude of this effect in the population with diabetes has not been well characterized. OBJECTIVE: To examine the association of the 9p21 variant with CAD in individuals with type 2 diabetes and evaluate its interaction with poor glycemic...
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