Association between C1019T polymorphism of connexin37 and acute myocardial infarction: A study in patients from Sicily

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 269-271

  Listì, Florinda ^a   Candore, Giuseppina ^a   Lio, Domenico ^a   Russo, Mariangela ^a   Colonna Romano, Giuseppina ^a   Caruso, Marco ^a   Hoffmann, Enrico ^a   Caruso, Calogero ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Atherosclerosis; Connexin37; Gap junction; SNP

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 37;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CAUCASIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENVIRONMENT; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE INTERACTION; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MULTIFACTORIAL GENETIC DISORDER; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; CONNEXINS; DNA; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ODDS RATIO; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SICILY;

EID: 20744455081     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2004.05.031     Document Type: Article

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