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Association of genetic variants in SEMA3F, CLEC16A, LAMA3, and PCSK2 with myocardial infarction in Japanese individuals.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Jun 2010
Fujimaki Tetsuo, Kato Kimihiko, Yokoi Kiyoshi, Oguri Mitsutoshi, Yoshida Tetsuro, Watanabe Sachiro, Metoki Norifumi, Yoshida Hidemi, Satoh Kei, Aoyagi Yukitoshi, Nozawa Yoshinori, Kimura Genjiro, Yamada Yoshiji
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the present study was to identify genetic variants that confer susceptibility to myocardial infarction (MI) in Japanese individuals. METHODS: The study population comprised 5014 Japanese individuals, including 1444 subjects with MI and 3570 controls. The 150 polymorphisms examined in the present study were selected by a genome-wide association study for ischemic stroke with the use of...
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