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Association between genetic variations in TFR2 gene and coronary heart disease in Chinese: a case-control study.
Journal of cardiovascular medicine (Hagerstown, Md.) - 1 May 2014
Shi Ying, Lian Yitian, Zhou Li, Huang Lihong, Zhang Xiaomin, Guo Huan, Wu Tangchun, Cheng Longxian, He Mei'an
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Studies indicated that body iron stores were associated with coronary heart disease (CHD). Type 2 transferrin receptor (TFR2) participates in cellular iron overload and is related to cardiovascular disease. No studies investigated the associations between variants in TFR2 gene and CHD risk. METHODS: We sought to investigate this association in a Chinese Han population and performed a case-control study...
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