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CYP8A1 gene polymorphisms and left main coronary artery disease.
Angiology - 1 Aug 2012
Bousoula Eleni, Kolovou Vana, Vasiliadis Ioannis, Karakosta Agathi, Xanthos Theodoros, Johnson Elizabeth O, Skandalakis Panagiotis, Kolovou Genovefa D
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Left main (LM) disease is rare but the most hazardous phenotype of coronary artery disease (CAD). Thus, early detection of participants at high risk of developing left main coronary heart disease (LM-CAD) is crucial. The aim of this study was to identify gene polymorphisms which could distinguish participants who are at high risk of developing LM-CAD. Such a candidate can be the prostaglandin I(2) or...
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