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Single nucleotide polymorphisms in cholesteryl ester transfer protein gene and recurrent coronary heart disease or mortality in patients with established atherosclerosis.
The American journal of cardiology - 1 Nov 2013
Virani Salim S, Lee Vei-Vei, Brautbar Ariel, Grove Megan L, Nambi Vijay, Alam Mahboob, Elayda MacArthur, Wilson James M, Willerson James T, Boerwinkle Eric, Ballantyne Christie M
Abstract excerpt
It is not known whether genetic variants in the cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) gene are associated with recurrent coronary heart disease events or mortality in secondary prevention patients. Among 3,717 patients with acute coronary syndrome or coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) enrolled in a prospective genetic registry, we evaluated whether CETP gene variants previously shown to be associated with...
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