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Intercellular adhesion molecule 1 gene K469E polymorphism is associated with coronary heart disease risk: a meta-analysis involving 12 studies.
Molecular biology reports - 1 May 2012
Ji Ya-Nan, Wang Qin, Zhan Ping
Abstract excerpt
Coronary atherosclerosis is a leading cause of coronary heart disease (CHD). Atherosclerotic lesion is a complex polygenic disease in which gene-environment interactions play a critical role in disease onset and progression. The ICAM1 gene-E469K polymorphism has been reported to be associated with CHD, but results were conflicting. A systematic review and meta-analysis of the published studies were performed to...
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