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The interleukin-1 cluster, dyslipidaemia and risk of myocardial infarction.
BMC medicine - 13 Jan 2010
Keavney Bernard
Abstract excerpt
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is among the most serious worldwide health problems. Recent genetic studies have robustly identified a number of polymorphic loci throughout the genome that are associated with disease risk but it is certain that more remain to be discovered. It is well established that inflammation plays a key role in the pathophysiology of CHD. Determining whether or not polymorphisms in genes...
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