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PROVIDER: EGAD00000000028 | EGA |
REPOSITORIES: EGA

Clarke Robert R Peden John F JF Hopewell Jemma C JC Kyriakou Theodosios T Goel Anuj A Heath Simon C SC Parish Sarah S Barlera Simona S Franzosi Maria Grazia MG Rust Stephan S Bennett Derrick D Silveira Angela A Malarstig Anders A Green Fiona R FR Lathrop Mark M Gigante Bruna B Leander Karin K de Faire Ulf U Seedorf Udo U Hamsten Anders A Collins Rory R Watkins Hugh H Farrall Martin M
The New England journal of medicine 20091201 26
<h4>Background</h4>An increased level of Lp(a) lipoprotein has been identified as a risk factor for coronary artery disease that is highly heritable. The genetic determinants of the Lp(a) lipoprotein level and their relevance for the risk of coronary disease are incompletely understood.<h4>Methods</h4>We used a novel gene chip containing 48,742 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 2100 candidate genes to test for associations in 3145 case subjects with coronary disease and 3352 control subj ...[more]