Assessment of the 9p21.3 locus in severity of coronary artery disease in the presence and absence of type 2 diabetes

• Main Authors: Rivera Natalia V (Author), Carreras-Torres Robert (Author), Roncarati Roberta (Author), Viviani-Anselmi Chiara (Author), De Micco Francesca (Author), Mezzelani Alessandra (Author), Koch Werner (Author), Hoppmann Petra (Author), Kastrati Adnan (Author), Stewart Alexandre FR (Author), Chen Li (Author), Roberts Robert (Author), Karssen Lennart C (Author), Amin Najaf (Author), Trimarco Valentina (Author), Izzo Raffaele (Author), Iaccarino Guido (Author), Condorelli Gerolama (Author), Puca Annibale A (Author), Pagnotta Paolo (Author), Airoldi Flavio (Author), Trimarco Bruno (Author), van Duijn Cornelia M (Author), Condorelli Gianluigi (Author), Briguori Carlo (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: BMC, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The 9p21.3 locus is strongly associated with the risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) and with type 2 diabetes (T2D). We investigated the association of 9p21.3 variants with severity of CAD (defined by the number of vessel diseased...