Connexin37 1019 gene polymorphism in myocardial infarction patients and centenarians

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 191, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 460-461

  Listì, Florinda ^a   Candore, Giuseppina ^a   Balistreri, Carmela Rita ^a   Caruso, Marco ^a   Incalcaterra, Egle ^a   Hoffmann, Enrico ^a   Lio, Domenico ^a   Caruso, Calogero ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Connexin37; Longevity; Myocardial infarction (MI)

Indexed keywords

AGING; ALLELE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; JAPAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALLELES; CONNEXINS; CYTOSINE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SICILY; THYMINE;

EID: 33947191013     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2006.08.009     Document Type: Letter

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