Association of genetic variation at the beta-fibrinogen gene locus and plasma fibrinogen levels; interaction between allele frequency of the G/A-455 polymorphism, age and smoking.

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The beta-fibrinogen G/A-455 polymorphism genotype along with plasma fibrinogen levels was determined in 482 healthy middle-aged men, of whom 231 were smokers. Smokers had the highest plasma fibrinogen levels (2.92 g/l), ex-smokers the next (2.73 g/l), and never-smokers the lowest levels (2.66 g/l, P < 0.001). Those with one or two A-455 alleles had significantly higher plasma fibrinogen levels in never-smokers...

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