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The pre-mir-499 Variant rs3746444 May Contribute to Coronary Artery Disease Susceptibility: a Case-Control and Meta-Analysis Study.
Clinical laboratory - 1 Mar 2017
Labbaf Afsaneh, Ghaedi Hamid, Alipoor Behnam, Omrani Mir Davood, Kazerouni Faranak, Shanaki Mehrnoush, Ghaffarzadeh Maryam, Pashaiefar Hossein, Rahimipour Ali
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Recent reports have suggested that single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in microRNA genes may contribute to individual susceptibility to coronary artery disease (CAD). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between rs3746444 in pre-miR-499 with CAD. METHODS: We performed a case-control study including 288 CAD patients and 150 control subjects. DNA was extracted from blood samples...
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