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CACNA1C gene polymorphisms, cardiovascular disease outcomes, and treatment response.
Circulation. Cardiovascular genetics - 1 Aug 2009
Beitelshees Amber L, Navare Hrishikesh, Wang Danxin, Gong Yan, Wessel Jennifer, Moss James I, Langaee Taimour Y, Cooper-DeHoff Rhonda M, Sadee Wolfgang, Pepine Carl J, Schork Nicolas J, Johnson Julie A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The gene encoding the target of calcium channel blockers, the alpha1c-subunit of the L-type calcium channel (CACNA1C), has not been well characterized, and only small pharmacogenetic studies testing this gene have been published to date. METHODS AND RESULTS: Resequencing of CACNA1C was performed followed by a nested case-control study of the INternational VErapamil SR/trandolapril STudy (INVEST)...
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