Genetic Markers: Progress and Potential for Cardiovascular Disease
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Genetic markers: progress and potential for cardiovascular disease.
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عنوان ژورنال: Circulation
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0009-7322,1524-4539
DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000133440.86427.26