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Association of a polymorphism of BTN2A1 with myocardial infarction in East Asian populations.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Mar 2011
Yamada Yoshiji, Nishida Tamotsu, Ichihara Sahoko, Sawabe Motoji, Fuku Noriyuki, Nishigaki Yutaka, Aoyagi Yukitoshi, Tanaka Masashi, Fujiwara Yoshinori, Yoshida Hiroto, Shinkai Shoji, Satoh Kei, Kato Kimihiko, Fujimaki Tetsuo, Yokoi Kiyoshi, Oguri Mitsutoshi, Yoshida Tetsuro, Watanabe Sachiro, Nozawa Yoshinori, Hasegawa Aki, Kojima Toshio, Han Bok-Ghee, Ahn Younjin, Lee Meehee, Shin Dong-Jik, Lee Jong Ho, Jang Yangsoo
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: We have performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) to identify genetic variants that confer susceptibility to myocardial infarction (MI) in Japanese and Korean populations. METHODS: A total of 17,447 Japanese or Korean individuals from four independent subject panels was examined. Japanese subject panels A, B, and C comprised 134 individuals with MI and 137 controls, 1431 individuals with MI and...
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