Bilirubin concentration, UGT1A1*28 polymorphism, and coronary artery disease

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1039-1040

  Schwertner, Harvey A ^a  

^a WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN;

ALLELE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY RISK; EDITORIAL; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GILBERT DISEASE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PROPHYLAXIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

BILIRUBIN; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0038574981     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/49.7.1039     Document Type: Editorial

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