Association of gene polymorphisms with coronary artery disease in low- or high-risk subjects defined by conventional risk factors [1] (multiple letters)

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 209-210

  Rossi, Gian Paolo ^a   Maiolino, Giuseppe ^b   Hirashiki, Akihiro ^c   Yamada, Yoshiji ^c   Yokota, Mitsuhiro ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c MIE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; NITRIC OXIDE; NUCLEOTIDE;

ALLELE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 3242775392     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2004.04.005     Document Type: Letter

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