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SUBMITTER: Nawaz SK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5368478 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nawaz Syed Kashif SK Noreen Aasma A Rani Asima A Yousaf Memoona M Arshad Muhammad M
Anatolian journal of cardiology 20150107 9
<h4>Objective</h4>The present study aimed to investigate the association between the rs10757274 SNP (present on locus 9p21 in the gene for CDKN2B-AS1) and coronary artery disease (CAD) in a local population of Pakistan.<h4>Methods</h4>It was a case-control study. An allele-specific PCR-based strategy was used for the identification of genotypes. A total of 350 samples were used for the investigation, out of which 220 samples were CAD patients and 130 samples were normal healthy individuals. Effe ...[more]