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SUBMITTER: Wang Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5451965 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wang Yaqin Y Wang Xintong X Li Zhenyu Z Chen Lulu L Zhou Luping L Li Chaopeng C Ouyang Dong-Sheng DS
International journal of environmental research and public health 20170510 5
The coronary artery disease (CAD) is one of the most severe cardiovascular diseases. MicroRNA-146a (miR-146a) influences the pathology of cardiovascular diseases. Two single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of miR-146a (rs2431697 and rs2910164) have been reported to alter the function or expression of microRNA. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the association between miR-146a gene polymorphism and the risk of CAD in the Chinese population. A total of 353 CAD patients and 368 controls were ...[more]