The Connexin37 Gene C1019T Polymorphism and Risk of Coronary Artery Disease: A Meta-analysis

Archives of Medical Research

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 21-30

  Wu, Zhijun ^a   Lou, Yuqing ^b   Jin, Wei ^a   Liu, Yan ^a   Lu, Lin ^a   Chen, Qiujing ^a   Zhang, Ruiyan ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Connexin; Coronary artery disease; Myocardial infarction; Polymorphism Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 37;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC MODEL; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HEART INFARCTION; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PUBLISHING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CONNEXIN; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; POLYMORPHISM META-ANALYSIS;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONNEXINS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ODDS RATIO; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RISK; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84892550120     PISSN: 01884409     EISSN: 18735487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2013.12.001     Document Type: Article

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