Cardiovascular genetics: Are we there yet?

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 321-323

  Sturm, A C ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FOLLOW UP; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC REGULATION; GENOME; HEREDITY; HUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 2342593221     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.2003.017475     Document Type: Note

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