A common polymorphism of the transforming growth factor-β1 gene and coronary artery disease [1]

Clinical Science

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 745-746

  Wang, X L ^a,b   Sim, A S ^a   Wilcken, D E L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CORONARY DISEASE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 0032442094     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/CS19980292     Document Type: Letter

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