Chromosome 9p21.3 is Associated with Early-Onset Coronary Heart Disease in the Irish Population

Coronary heart disease (CHD) remains a leading cause of death across the world. A region on chromosome 9p21.3 has been recently reported to be associated with CHD. We evaluated 3 SNPs and 3 common haplotypes in the 9p21.3 region in 1494 individuals from 580 Irish families, where at least 1 member ha...

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Main Authors: Weihua Meng, Anne E. Hughes, Chris C. Patterson, Christine Belton, Frank Kee, Pascal P. McKeown
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2008-01-01
Series:Disease Markers
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/375617