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A polymorphism in the ABCG1 promoter is functionally associated with coronary artery disease in a Chinese Han population.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Dec 2011
Xu Yan, Wang Wei, Zhang Li, Qi Li-Ping, Li Li-Yun, Chen Lian-Feng, Fang Quan, Dang Ai-Min, Yan Xiao-Wei
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: In this study, we examine the association of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the human ATP binding cassette transporter G1 (ABCG1) gene with atherosclerotic coronary artery disease (CAD) in a Chinese Han population. METHODS: 1021 patients with CAD and 1013 unaffected control subjects were enrolled. PCR-based ligation detection reaction (PCR-LDR) method was used to genotype four SNPs of ABCG1,...
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