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Association of adiponectin gene polymorphism (+T45G) with acute coronary syndrome and circulating adiponectin levels.
Angiology - 1 May 2013
Rizk Nasser M, El-Menyar Ayman, Marei Isra, Sameer Maha, Musad Tasneem, Younis Dima, Farag Fathi, Basem Nora, Al-Ali Khalid, Al Suwaidi Jassim
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We investigated the association of adiponectin gene polymorphisms (+T45G and +G276T) and adiponectin levels with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) among Arabs in Qatar. A case-control study was performed in 142 Arab patients with ACS and 122 controls. Genotypes were determined using TaqMan real-time polymerase chain reaction assay. The TT, TG, and GG genotype frequencies of the T45G variant were significantly...
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