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Association between the risk of coronary artery disease in South Asians and a deletion polymorphism in glutathione S-transferase M1

Michael H. Wilson Molecular Epidemiology Unit, Epidemiology and Health Services Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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Peter J. Grant Molecular Vascular Medicine Unit, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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Kirti Kain Molecular Vascular Medicine Unit, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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Darren P. Warner Molecular Vascular Medicine Unit, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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Christopher P. wild Molecular Epidemiology Unit, Epidemiology and Health Services Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
Pages 43-50 | Published online: 29 Sep 2008

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