Aging syndrome genes and premature coronary artery disease

• Main Authors: Chae Claudia U (Author), Everett Brendan (Author), Kathiresan Sekar (Author), O'Donnell Christopher J (Author), Low Adrian F (Author), Shaw Stanley Y (Author), Ellinor Patrick T (Author), MacRae Calum A (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2005-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Vascular disease is a feature of aging, and coronary vascular events are a major source of morbidity and mortality in rare premature aging syndromes. One such syndrome is caused by mutations in the lamin A/C (<it>LMNA</it>...