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Chromosome 9p21.3 polymorphism in a Chinese Han population is associated with angiographic coronary plaque progression in non-diabetic but not in type 2 diabetic patients.
Cardiovascular diabetology - 6 Aug 2010
Wang Wei, Peng Wenhui, Zhang Xianling, Lu Lin, Zhang Ruiyan, Zhang Qi, Wang Lingjie, Chen Qiujing, Shen Weifeng
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BACKGROUND: We sought to explore the association of variant rs1333049 on chromosome 9p21.3 with coronary artery disease (CAD) and angiographic plaque progression in non-diabetic and type 2 diabetic patients. METHODS: Genotyping and quantitative coronary angiography (QCA) were performed in 2046 Chinese Han patients (1012 diabetic cases) undergoing coronary angiography; 430 of them received repeat angiographic...
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