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SUBMITTER: Kaplan RC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3077423 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kaplan Robert C RC Smith Nicholas L NL Zucker Stanley S Heckbert Susan R SR Rice Kenneth K Psaty Bruce M BM
Atherosclerosis 20080314 1
<h4>Objective</h4>We assessed the association of genetic variation in MMP3 and MMP9 with risk of myocardial infarction and stroke.<h4>Methods</h4>A case-control study was conducted among members of Group Health (GH), a large-integrated health care delivery system. Case subjects with incident non-fatal myocardial infarction (n=854), ischemic stroke (n=367), and hemorrhagic stroke (n=66) were identified and validated. A matched control group was selected from among GH members without myocardial in ...[more]