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A haplotype of the SMTN gene associated with myocardial infarction in Japanese women.
Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers - 1 Sept 2012
Jiang Jie, Nakayama Tomohiro, Shimodaira Masanori, Sato Naoyuki, Aoi Noriko, Sato Mikano, Izumi Yoichi, Kasamaki Yuji, Ohta Masakatsu, Soma Masayoshi, Matsumoto Koichi, Kawamura Hiroshi, Ozawa Yukio, Ma Yitong
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OBJECTIVES: Smoothelin is a specific kind of cytoskeletal protein present in smooth muscle cells. Some researchers have shown the relationship between smoothelin and atherosclerotic plaque. The human SMTN gene encodes smoothelin-A and smoothelin-B. The aim of the present study was to assess the a...
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