CC chemokine receptor 5 (CCR 5) deletion polymorphism does not protect Czech males against early myocardial infarction

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 257, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 564-566

  Petrkova, J ^a   Cermakova, Z ^a,b   Lukl, J ^a   Petrek, M ^a  

^a PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b Faculty Hospital Ostrava   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR CCR5;

ADULT; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CZECH REPUBLIC; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC MARKER; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

GENE DELETION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, CCR5;

EID: 20144379520     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2005.01491.x     Document Type: Letter

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