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Lipid profiles and associated gene polymorphisms in young Asian Indian patients with acute myocardial infarction and the metabolic syndrome.
Metabolic syndrome and related disorders - 1 Dec 2009
Ranjith Naresh, Pegoraro Rosemary J, Rom Lee
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BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to examine the association between serum lipid levels and the metabolic syndrome, together with polymorphisms in lipid-associated genes, in young Asian Indians with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). METHODS: The study population comprised 492 patients who were 45 years old or younger. We assessed lipid levels and the frequencies of the cholesteryl ester transfer...
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