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A common variant at chromosome 9P21.3 is associated with age of onset of coronary disease but not subsequent mortality.
Circulation. Cardiovascular genetics - 1 Jun 2010
Ellis Katrina L, Pilbrow Anna P, Frampton Chris M, Doughty Rob N, Whalley Gillian A, Ellis Chris J, Palmer Barry R, Skelton Lorraine, Yandle Tim G, Palmer Suetonia C, Troughton Richard W, Richards A Mark, Cameron Vicky A
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BACKGROUND: Chromosome 9p21.3 (chr9p21.3) recently was identified by several genome-wide association studies as the genomic region most strongly associated with the risk of coronary artery disease. Within the chr9p21.3 locus, the single-nucleotide polymorphism rs1333049 has been demonstrated to b...
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