A kinesin family member 6 variant is associated with coronary heart disease in the Women's Health Study

We asked if carriers of the 719Arg allele of kinesin family member 6 (KIF6) have increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in a cohort of initially healthy Caucasian American women. The 719Arg allele of KIF6 (rs20455) has been reported to be associated with increased risk of CHD in a large popu...

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Published in:	Journal of the American College of Cardiology Vol. 51; no. 4; p. 444
Main Authors:	Shiffman, Dov, Chasman, Daniel I, Zee, Robert Y L, Iakoubova, Olga A, Louie, Judy Z, Devlin, James J, Ridker, Paul M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 29.01.2008
Subjects:	Cohort Studies Comorbidity Coronary Disease - epidemiology Coronary Disease - genetics European Continental Ancestry Group - genetics Female Follow-Up Studies Gene Frequency Heterozygote Humans Incidence Kinesin - genetics Middle Aged Myocardial Infarction - epidemiology Myocardial Infarction - genetics Polymorphism, Genetic Prospective Studies Risk Factors Sex Factors Stroke - epidemiology Stroke - genetics United States - epidemiology Women's Health - ethnology
ISSN:	1558-3597, 1558-3597
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