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Targeted deletion of the 9p21 non-coding coronary artery disease risk interval in mice.
Nature - 18 Mar 2010
Visel Axel, Zhu Yiwen, May Dalit, Afzal Veena, Gong Elaine, Attanasio Catia, Blow Matthew J, Cohen Jonathan C, Rubin Edward M, Pennacchio Len A
Abstract excerpt
Sequence polymorphisms in a 58-kilobase (kb) interval on chromosome 9p21 confer a markedly increased risk of coronary artery disease (CAD), the leading cause of death worldwide. The variants have a substantial effect on the epidemiology of CAD and other life-threatening vascular conditions becaus...
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