An insertion/deletion polymorphism in the α2B-adrenergic receptor gene is a novel genetic risk factor for acute coronary events

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1516-1522

  Adamson, Philip B ^a,c   Vanoli, Emilio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c Department of Internal Medicine Cardiology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2A ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DESENSITIZATION; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR GENE; RISK FACTOR; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CORONARY DISEASE; FINLAND; GENE DELETION; GENES, RECESSIVE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0035028708     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(01)01201-3     Document Type: Article

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