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Association of polymorphisms on chromosome 9p21.3 region with increased susceptibility of abdominal aortic aneurysm in a Chinese Han population.
Journal of vascular surgery - 1 Apr 2014
Wei Yingqi, Xiong Jiang, Zuo Shangwei, Chen Feng, Chen Dafang, Wu Tao, Guo Wei, Hu Yonghua
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Several studies have reported that polymorphisms on chromosome 9p21.3, near the CDKN2A/2B gene, are strongly associated with increased susceptibility to abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). However, no convincing data has been reported on a relationship between AAA and these variants in the Chinese Han population. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of rs10757278 and rs1333049 in determining...
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