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Common variation in the CD36 (fatty acid translocase) gene is associated with left-ventricular mass.
Journal of hypertension - 1 Apr 2011
Hall Darroch, Mayosi Bongani M, Rahman Thahira J, Avery Peter J, Watkins Hugh C, Keavney Bernard
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Genetic variation in the fatty acid translocase (CD36) gene has been shown in animal models to affect several risk factors for the development of left-ventricular hypertrophy, but this phenotype has not, thus far, been investigated in humans. We examined the relationship between common genetic polymorphisms in the CD36 gene and left-ventricular mass. METHODS AND RESULTS: We studied a cohort of 255 families...
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