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PHACTR1 genotype predicts coronary artery disease in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia.
Journal of clinical lipidology - 1 Jan 2000
Paquette Martine, Dufour Robert, Baass Alexis
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is the most frequent autosomal codominant disease worldwide and is characterized by elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and premature coronary artery disease (CAD). Polymorphisms in phosphatase and actin regulator 1 (PHACTR1) have been shown to be associated with cardiovascular risk in large genome-wide association studies studies. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the...
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