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Increased Risk of the APOB rs11279109 Polymorphism for CHD among the Kuwaiti Population.
Disease markers - 1 Jan 2017
Al-Bustan Suzanne A, Ismael Fatma G, Al-Serri Ahmad, Al-Rashdan Ibrahim
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Coronary heart disease (CHD) is among the leading causes of death in Kuwait. This case-control study investigated the genetic association of APOB rs11279109 with CHD in Kuwaitis. METHODS: The polymorphism was genotyped in 734 Kuwaiti samples by direct amplification. Statistical analysis with genetic modeling was used to assess its association with CHD. RESULTS: A statistically significant association...
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