An evaluation of inflammatory gene polymorphisms in sibships discordant for premature coronary artery disease: the GRACE-IMMUNE study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Inflammatory cytokines play a crucial role in coronary artery disease (CAD). We investigated the association between 48 coding and three non-coding single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) from 35 inflammatory genes and the development...

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Main Authors: Samani Nilesh J, Bishop D Timothy, Cheng Suzanne, Steiner Lori, Lawrence Richard A, Barrett Jennifer H, Nsengimana Jérémie, Brown Benjamin D, Ball Stephen G, Balmforth Anthony J, Hall Alistair S
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-01-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/8/5