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SOD3 R231G polymorphism associated with coronary artery disease and myocardial infarction. The Ludwigshafen Risk and Cardiovascular Health (LURIC) study.
Free radical research - 1 Jul 2009
Grammer Tanja B, Renner Wilfried, Hoffmann Michael M, Kleber Markus, Winkelhofer-Roob Brigitte M, Boehm Bernhard O, Maerz Winfried
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This study examined the superoxide dismutase 3 (SOD3) R231G polymorphism in relation to the severity of coronary artery disease (CAD) and the risk of myocardial infarction (MI) in 3211 individuals; 94.4% of study participants were homozygous for SOD3 231RR and 5.5% were heterozygous for SOD3 231RG. The odds ratios of the RG and GG genotype (adjusted for age, gender and for conventional cardiovascular risk...
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