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Fibroblast growth factor receptor 4 polymorphisms and coronary artery disease: a case control study.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Sept 2012
Zhu Qing, Liu Tongtao
Abstract excerpt
Fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) and their receptors (FGFRs) play important roles in vascular system. FGFR4 rs351855 (Gly388Arg) polymorphism has shown to be a risk factor for many diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between FGFR4 polymorphisms and the susceptibility to coronary artery disease (CAD) in the Chinese population. We identified three polymorphisms in the FGFR4 gene,...
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