A functional myeloperoxidase polymorphic variant is associated with coronary artery disease in French-Canadians

American Heart Journal

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 336-339

  Nikpoor, Borzoo ^a   Turecki, Gustavo ^b   Fournier, Caroline ^a   Théroux, Pierre ^c   Rouleau, Guy A ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MYELOPEROXIDASE;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ENZYME POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STROKE;

EID: 0034904840     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2001.116769     Document Type: Article

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