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Adiponectin gene variants and decreased adiponectin plasma levels are associated with the risk of myocardial infarction in young age.
Gene - 5 Feb 2018
Ambroziak Michał, Kolanowska Monika, Bartoszewicz Zbigniew, Budaj Andrzej
Abstract excerpt
The aim of the study was to investigate the role of adiponectin and 5 variants of its gene in the risk of premature myocardial infarction (MI). The studied group (MI<50) consisted of 158 young patients (125 men) aged <50 with MI. The control groups consisted of 155 healthy people (97 men), aged <50 and 202 patients (130 men) aged ≥50 with MI (MI≥50). There were statistically significant differences between MI<50...
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