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The association between variants on chromosome 9p21 and inflammatory biomarkers in ethnically diverse women with coronary heart disease: a pilot study.
Biological research for nursing - 1 Jul 2011
Beckie Theresa M, Beckstead Jason W, Groer Maureen W
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The most consistently replicated genetic variants associated with coronary heart disease (CHD) in populations of European descent have been found on chromosome 9p21. Yet there is little known about these associations in ethnic groups of African ancestry. These disease-associated variants are located in a genomic region of unknown function. The purpose of this exploratory study was to examine the...
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