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Association of single nucleotide polymorphism rs6903956 on chromosome 6p24.1 with coronary artery disease and lipid levels in different ethnic groups of the Singaporean population.
Clinical biochemistry - 1 Jun 2013
Tayebi Naeimeh, Ke Tingjing, Foo Jia Nee, Friedlander Yechiel, Liu Jianjun, Heng Chew-Kiat
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: A recent genome wide association study in the Chinese population has implicated rs6903956 within the ADTRP gene on chromosome 6p24.1 as a novel susceptibility locus for coronary artery disease (CAD). In this study, we evaluated the association of rs6903956 with CAD in the different ethnic groups of Singaporean population comprising Chinese, Malays and Asian Indians. DESIGN AND METHODS: The genotypes of...
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