F5 Q506 mutation and the low prevalence of cardiovascular disease in Canadian Inuit.

Article

F5 Q506 mutation and the low prevalence of cardiovascular disease in Canadian Inuit.

Journal of investigative medicine : the official publication of the American Federation for Clinical Research - 1 Jun 1998

Mandelcorn R, Connelly P W, Boright A, Young T K, Hegele R A

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BACKGROUND: The Keewatin Inuit have a very low age-adjusted mortality rate from vascular diseases compared to the general population of Canada. Interethnic differences in both genetic and lifestyle factors have been offered as explanations for this observation. We previously found that compared t...

Topics

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Canada
Cardiovascular Diseases
Factor Va
Gene Frequency
Humans
Middle Aged
Mutation
Prevalence
Thrombosis

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