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Chromosome 9p21 haplotypes and prognosis in white and black patients with coronary artery disease.
Circulation. Cardiovascular genetics - 1 Apr 2011
Gong Yan, Beitelshees Amber L, Cooper-DeHoff Rhonda M, Lobmeyer Maximilian T, Langaee Taimour Y, Wu Jun, Cresci Sharon, Province Michael A, Spertus John A, Pepine Carl J, Johnson Julie A
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BACKGROUND: Although numerous single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in chromosome 9p21 have been associated with coronary artery disease (CAD) and incident myocardial infarction (MI) in whites, there are limited and conflicting reports on the association of this locus with prognosis in whites with existing CAD and no reports in blacks or Hispanics. We investigated the hypothesis that 9p21 polymorphisms are...
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