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SUBMITTER: Cai G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6905069 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cai Gaojun G Li Li L Chen Yifei Y Huang Haomin H Yu Lei L Xu Lianhong L
Lipids in health and disease 20191211 1
<h4>Background</h4>Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Previous studies have shown that complement component 3 (C3) is associated with atherosclerosis and cardiovascular risk factors.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted this study to evaluate the associations between tagSNPs in the C3 gene locus and the CAD susceptibility and lipid levels in the Chinese population. A hospital-based case-control study, including 1017 subjects (580 CAD patients and 437 ...[more]