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A common variant in chromosome 9p21 associated with coronary artery disease in Asian Indians

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  1. Mary and Garry Weston Functional Genomics Unit, Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospital, 258/A Bommasandra Industrial Area, Anekal Taluk, Bangalore, 560 099, India

    Arindam Maitra, Debabrata Dash, Prathima R. Sannappa, Anupam P. Das & Jayashree Shanker

  2. Elizabeth and Emmanuel Kaye Bioinformatics and Statistics Unit, Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospital, 258/A Bommasandra Industrial Area, Anekal Taluk, Bangalore, 560 099, India

    Shibu John & H. Sridhara

  3. Tata Proteomics and Coagulation Unit, Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospital, 258/A Bommasandra Industrial Area, Anekal Taluk, Bangalore, 560 099, India

    Veena S. Rao

  4. Thrombosis Research Institute, Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospital, 258/A Bommasandra Industrial Area, Anekal Taluk, Bangalore, 560 099, India

    Vijay V. Kakkar

  5. Thrombosis Research Institute, Emmanuel Kaye Building, Manresa Road, London, SW3 6LR, UK

    Vijay V. Kakkar

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Maitra, A., Dash, D., John, S. et al. A common variant in chromosome 9p21 associated with coronary artery disease in Asian Indians. J Genet 88, 113–118 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12041-009-0017-y

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