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A FTO variant and risk of acute coronary syndrome.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 5 Aug 2010
Hubacek Jaroslav A, Stanek Vladimír, Gebauerová Marie, Pilipcincová Alexandra, Dlouhá Dana, Poledne Rudolf, Aschermann Michal, Skalická Hana, Matousková Jana, Kruger Andreas, Penicka Martin, Hrabáková Hana, Veselka Josef, Hájek Petr, Lánská Vera, Adámková Vera, Pitha Jan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The FTO gene plays an important role in the determination of body weight and BMI and it has been suspected of being associated with all-case mortality. METHODS: We have analyzed the FTO rs17817449 variant in consecutive 1092 male patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and in 1191 randomly selected Caucasian individuals (population controls). RESULTS: The FTO variant was significantly associated...
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