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The chromosome 9p21 region and myocardial infarction in a European population.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Jul 2011
Koch Werner, Türk Serin, Erl Anna, Hoppmann Petra, Pfeufer Arne, King Lamin, Schömig Albert, Kastrati Adnan
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OBJECTIVE: Sequence variation at Ch9p21 is a predisposing genetic factor for a number of diseases, including myocardial infarction (MI) and diabetes. We determined the risk of MI associated with various alleles and haplotypes, established and compared the predictive values of risk alleles, tested for the independence of associations between different risk alleles and MI, and sought to provide evidence for dual...
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