CAG repeat polymorphism of the MEF2A gene is not associated with the risk of coronary artery disease among taiwanese

Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 301-305

  Hsu, Lung An ^a   Chang, Chi Jen ^a   Teng, Ming Sheng ^b   Wu, Semon ^b   Hu, Chiao Feng ^a   Chang, Wen Ya ^a   Ko, Yu Lin ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Coronary disease; MEF2A; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

LEUCINE; PROLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EXON; FEMALE; GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEF2A GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TAIWAN;

AGED; CHINA; COMORBIDITY; CORONARY DISEASE; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; ETHNIC GROUPS; EXONS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MADS DOMAIN PROTEINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION, MISSENSE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOGENIC REGULATORY FACTORS; RISK; RISK FACTORS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE DELETION; TAIWAN; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS;

EID: 77953640896     PISSN: 10760296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1076029608330476     Document Type: Article

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