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The assessment of the relationship between variations in the apelin gene and coronary artery disease in Turkish population.
Anatolian journal of cardiology - 1 Sept 2015
Pakizeh Ebrahim, Çoşkunpınar Ender, Oltulu Yasemin Müşteri, Çakmak Hüseyin Altuğ, İkitimur Barış, Işık Sağlam Zümrüt Mine, Karimova Ayla, Vural Vural Ali
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Apelin is a novel endogenous peptide with inotropic and vasodilatory properties and is the ligand for the angiotensin receptor-like 1 (APJ) receptor. The aim of the study was to investigate the association of 2 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the apelin gene with susceptibility to coronary artery disease (CAD) in the Turkish population. METHODS: The present observational case-control study...
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