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Chromosome 9p21 rs10757278 polymorphism is associated with the risk of metabolic syndrome.
Molecular and cellular biochemistry - 1 Jul 2013
Bayoglu Burcu, Cakmak Huseyin Altug, Yuksel Husniye, Can Gunay, Karadag Bilgehan, Ulutin Turgut, Vural Vural Ali, Cengiz Mujgan
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Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a common multifactorial disorder that involves abdominal obesity, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and hyperglycemia. Genome-wide association studies have identified a major risk locus for coronary artery disease and myocardial infarction on chromosome 9p21. Here, we examined the frequency of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on chromosome 9p21 in a sample of Turkish patients with...
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