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Polymorphism of the cystatin C gene in patients with acute coronary syndromes: Results from the PLATelet inhibition and patient Outcomes study.

Akerblom A, Eriksson N, Wallentin L et al.

24952865 PubMed ID
GWAS Study Type
9978 Participants
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Chapter I

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Authors

AA
Akerblom A
EN
Eriksson N
WL
Wallentin L
SA
Siegbahn A
BB
Barratt BJ
BR
Becker RC
BA
Budaj A
HA
Himmelmann A
HS
Husted S
SR
Storey RF
JA
Johansson A
JS
James SK
Chapter II

Abstract

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Purpose: Elevated cystatin C concentration is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular (CV) events in patients with acute coronary syndromes. Genetic polymorphisms in CST3 influence cystatin C levels, but their relationship to outcomes is unclear.

9,801 European ancestry cases, 57 Black cases, 90 Oriental ancestry cases, 30 cases

Chapter III

Study Statistics

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9978
Total Participants
GWAS
Study Type
No
Replicated
European, African unspecified, Asian unspecified
Ancestry
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