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A single nucleotide polymorphism in exon 3 of the kallikrein 1 gene is associated with large but not small abdominal aortic aneurysm.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Aug 2011
Biros Erik, Norman Paul E, Walker Philip J, Nataatmadja Maria, West Malcolm, Golledge Jonathan
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OBJECTIVE: Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a late onset degenerative condition with an inherited component thought to be due to multiple risk alleles. A locus on chromosomes 19q13 has been previously associated with AAA. The gene encoding kallikrein 1 (KLK1) is located on chromosome 19q13 and the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs5516 has been previously shown to lead to structural changes in the KLK1...
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