Article
Association of polymorphisms near the FOXC2 gene with the risk of varicose veins in ethnic Russians.
Phlebology - 1 Oct 2016
Shadrina Alexandra S, Smetanina Mariya A, Sokolova Ekaterina A, Sevost'ianova Kseniya S, Shevela Andrey I, Demekhova Marina Y, Shonov Oleg A, Ilyukhin Evgenii A, Voronina Elena N, Zolotukhin Igor A, Kirienko Alexander I, Filipenko Maxim L
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association of polymorphisms located near the FOXC2 gene with the risk of varicose veins in ethnic Russians. METHODS: Allele, genotype, and haplotype frequencies were determined in the sample of 474 patients with primary varicose veins and in the control group of 478 individuals without a history of chronic venous disease. RESULTS: Polymorphisms rs7189489, rs4633732, and rs1035550...
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