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Exome-Wide Association Analysis of Coronary Artery Disease in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Population.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
de Kovel Carolien G, Mulder Flip, van Setten Jessica, van 't Slot Ruben, Al-Rubaish Abdullah, Alshehri Abdullah M, Al Faraidy Khalid, Al-Ali Abdullah, Al-Madan Mohammed, Al Aqaili Issa, Larbi Emmanuel, Al-Ali Rudaynah, Alzahrani Alhusain, Asselbergs Folkert W, Koeleman Bobby P C, Al-Ali Amein
Abstract excerpt
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) remains the leading cause of mortality worldwide. Mortality rates associated with CAD have shown an exceptional increase particularly in fast developing economies like the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Over the past twenty years, CAD has become the leading cause of death in KSA and has reached epidemic proportions. This rise is undoubtedly caused by fast urbanization that is...
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