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Absence of kl-vs variant of klotho gene in Iranian cardiac patients (comparison to the world populations).
Disease markers - 1 Jan 2011
Tavakkoly-Bazzaz Javad, Tabatabaei-Malazy Ozra, Tajmir-Riahi Mohammad, Javidi Daryoosh, Izadi Manizhe, Shahrabi-Farahani Maryam, Amiri Parvin, Amoli Mahsa M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Klotho has an important role in development of coronary artery (CAD) disease. A functional variant of klotho gene (kl-vs) has been found as an independent risk factor for early-onset occult coronary artery disease (CAD) in previous studies. The Frequency of this variant was not known in Iranian population. We have examined the allele frequency of the kl-vs variant in a case-control study in an Iranian...
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