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The 9p21 locus is associated with coronary artery disease and cardiovascular events in the presence (but not in the absence) of coronary calcification.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Gong Ling, Chen Jinxing, Lu Jinguo, Fan Lizi, Huang Jinghan, Zhang Yu, Lv Bin, Hui Rutai, Wang Yibo
Abstract excerpt
Variants at the 9p21 locus have been associated with coronary artery disease (CAD); coronary artery calcification (CAC) is related to CAD and other cardiovascular events. To determine the association of the 9p21 locus with CAD in the presence and absence of CAC, 4 groups were enrolled in a case-control study, including 527 CAD patients without CAC, 692 CAD patients with CAC, 585 individuals with simple CAC but no...
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