Relationship between ABCA1 Genetic Variation and HDL Cholesterol Level in Subjects with Ischemic Heart Diseases in Japanese

Thromb Haemost 2002; 88(02): 369-370
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1613218

Letters to the Editor

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Shuichi Takagi

¹Department of Internal Medicine, National Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Osaka, Japan

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Naoharu Iwai

¹Department of Internal Medicine, National Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Osaka, Japan

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Shunichi Miyazaki

¹Department of Internal Medicine, National Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Osaka, Japan

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Hiroshi Nonogi

¹Department of Internal Medicine, National Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Osaka, Japan

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Yoichi Goto

¹Department of Internal Medicine, National Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Osaka, Japan

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