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SUBMITTER: Andrikopoulos GK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2424037 | biostudies-literature | 2008
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
BMC medical genetics 20080521
<h4>Background</h4>This study was designed to investigate the association of the 894G>T polymorphism in the eNOS gene with risk of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), extent of coronary artery disease (CAD) on coronary angiography, and in-hospital mortality after AMI.<h4>Methods</h4>We studied 1602 consecutive patients who were enrolled in the GEMIG study. The control group was comprised by 727 individuals, who were randomly selected from the general adult population.<h4>Results</h4>The prevalenc ...[more]