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Association of the RYR3 gene polymorphisms with atherosclerosis in elderly Japanese population.
BMC cardiovascular disorders - 14 Jan 2014
Zhao Chenxi, Ikeda Shinobu, Arai Tomio, Naka-Mieno Makiko, Sato Noriko, Muramatsu Masaaki, Sawabe Motoji
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The Ryanodine receptor 3 gene (RYR3) encodes an intracellular calcium channel that mediates the efflux of Ca2+ from intracellular stores. Two single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the RYR3 gene have been shown to associate with stroke (rs877087) and carotid intima-media thickness (rs2229116) in two independent genome-wide association studies (GWAS) in Caucasian. We investigated the effect of these...
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