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Beta-fibrinogen gene-455 G/A polymorphism and fibrinogen levels. Risk factors for coronary artery disease in subjects with NIDDM.
Diabetes care - 1 Nov 1996
Carter A M, Mansfield M W, Stickland M H, Grant P J
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association of a G/A polymorphism at position -455 of the beta-fibrinogen gene and fibrinogen levels in the development of coronary artery disease (CAD) in subjects with NIDDM. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: In 187 Caucasian subjects with NIDDM, presence of CAD was taken as a clinical history of angina, myocardial infarction, coronary angioplasty, or coronary artery bypass grafting,...
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