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The myeloperoxidase gene and its influence on myocardial infarction in a Swedish population: protective role of the -129A allele in women.
Coronary artery disease - 1 Aug 2009
Zotova Elena, Lyrenäs Louise, de Faire Ulf, Morgenstern Ralf, Gigante Bruna, Bennet Anna M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to investigate the potential role of functional myeloperoxidase (MPO) promoter polymorphisms in the occurrence of myocardial infarction (MI) in the Stockholm Heart Epidemiology Program. METHODS AND RESULTS: Two MPO promoter polymorphisms, -129G/A and -463G/A, were genotyped in the Stockholm Heart Epidemiology Program population (n = 2774). The -129A allele was associated with a...
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