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Genetic risk score of NOS gene variants associated with myocardial infarction correlates with coronary incidence across Europe.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Carreras-Torres Robert, Kundu Suman, Zanetti Daniela, Esteban Esther, Via Marc, Moral Pedro
Abstract excerpt
Coronary artery disease (CAD) mortality and morbidity is present in the European continent in a four-fold gradient across populations, from the South (Spain and France) with the lowest CAD mortality, towards the North (Finland and UK). This observed gradient has not been fully explained by classical or single genetic risk factors, resulting in some cases in the so called Southern European or Mediterranean...
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