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Genetic Risk Analysis of Coronary Artery Disease in a Population-based Study in Portugal, Using a Genetic Risk Score of 31 Variants.
Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia - 1 Jul 2018
Pereira Andreia, Mendonça Maria Isabel, Borges Sofia, Freitas Sónia, Henriques Eva, Rodrigues Mariana, Freitas Ana Isabel, Sousa Ana Célia, Brehm António, Reis Roberto Palma Dos
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BACKGROUND: Genetic risk score can quantify individual's predisposition to coronary artery disease; however, its usefulness as an independent risk predictor remains inconclusive. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the incremental predictive value of a genetic risk score to traditional risk factors associated with coronary disease. METHODS: Thirty-three genetic variants previously associated with coronary disease were...
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