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Association of an allele on chromosome 9 and abdominal aortic aneurysm.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Oct 2010
Biros Erik, Cooper Matthew, Palmer Lyle J, Walker Philip J, Norman Paul E, Golledge Jonathan
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) has been recognized as a multi-factorial disease with both genetic and environmental risk factors. A locus residing within non-coding DNA on chromosome 9p21.3 has recently been associated with AAA. To further investigate the significance of this site for AAA, we performed an association study on a large group of 3371 men aged 65-83 years of whom 513 had an AAA. METHODS:...
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