Metabolism - Clinical and Experimental
Volume 47, Issue 2 , Pages 177-181, February 1998

Identification of the G994 → T missense mutation in exon 9 of the plasma platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase gene as an independent risk factor for coronary artery disease in Japanese men☆

  • Yoshiji Yamada

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Yoshiji Yamada, MD, PhD, Department of Geriatric Research, National Institute for Longevity Sciences, 36-3 Gengo, Morioka-cho, Obu, Aichi 474, Japan.
    • Department of Geriatric Research, National Institute for Longevity Sciences, Aichi, Japan
    • First Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
    • ,
  • Sahoko Ichihara

      Affiliations

    • Department of Geriatric Research, National Institute for Longevity Sciences, Aichi, Japan
    • First Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
    • ,
  • Takaharu Fujimura

      Affiliations

    • Department of Geriatric Research, National Institute for Longevity Sciences, Aichi, Japan
    • First Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
    • ,
  • Mitsuhiro Yokota

      Affiliations

    • Department of Geriatric Research, National Institute for Longevity Sciences, Aichi, Japan
    • First Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan

Received 22 February 1997; accepted 12 August 1997.

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☆ Supported in part by a grant from Kowa Life Science Funds.

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Metabolism - Clinical and Experimental
Volume 47, Issue 2 , Pages 177-181, February 1998

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