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Multilocus heterozygosity and coronary heart disease: nested case-control studies in men and women.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Mukamal Kenneth J, Jensen Majken K, Pers Tune H, Pai Jennifer K, Kraft Peter, Rimm Eric B
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BACKGROUND: Generalized allelic heterozygosity has been proposed to improve reproductive fitness and has been associated with higher blood pressure, but its association with chronic disease is not well characterized. METHODS: Using the Affymetrix Genome-Wide Human 6.0 array, we performed whole genome scans in parallel case-control studies of coronary heart disease (CHD) nested in the Health Professionals...
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