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Sirtuin 1 rs1467568 and rs7895833 in South African Indians with early-onset coronary artery disease.
Cardiovascular journal of Africa - 1 Jan 2000
Ramkaran Prithiksha, Phulukdaree Alisa, Khan Sajidah, Moodley Devapregasan, Chuturgoon Anil A
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BACKGROUND: Sirtuin 1 (SIRT1), a class III histone deacetylase, has been identified as a candidate molecule affecting the epigenetic mechanisms of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Previous studies have shown that some SIRT1 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are associated with body mass index, diabetes, blood pressure, cholesterol metabolism and coronary artery calcification. We investigated two A>G SIRT1 SNPs,...
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