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Genetic variation at the coronary artery disease risk locus GUCY1A3 modifies cardiovascular disease prevention effects of aspirin.
European heart journal - 1 Nov 2019
Hall Kathryn T, Kessler Thorsten, Buring Julie E, Passow Dani, Sesso Howard D, Zee Robert Y L, Ridker Paul M, Chasman Daniel I, Schunkert Heribert
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Efficacy of aspirin in primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) may be influenced by a common allele in guanylate cyclase GUCY1A3, which has been shown to modify platelet function and increase CVD risk. METHODS AND RESULTS: We investigated whether homozygotes of the GUCY1A3 rs7692387 risk (G) allele benefited from aspirin in two long-term, randomized placebo-controlled trials of aspirin in primary...
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