American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 97, Issue 9 , Pages 1274-1276, 1 May 2006

An Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Promoter Polymorphism Is Associated With Increased Mortality in Subjects With Myocardial Infarction in an Elderly Caucasian Population

  • Mojgan Yazdanpanah, MD, DSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Ingrid Rietveld, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Joop A.M.J.L. Janssen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Omer T. Njajou, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Albert Hofman, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Theo Stijnen, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Huibert A.P. Pols, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Steven W.J. Lamberts, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Jacqueline C.M. Witteman, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Cornelia M. van Duijn, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: 31-10-408-7394; fax: 31-10-408-9406.

Received 23 September 2005; received in revised form 14 November 2005; accepted 14 November 2005. published online 13 March 2006.

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    •  The Rotterdam Study is supported by the Erasmus Medical Center and Erasmus University, Rotterdam; Organization for Scientific Research, The Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development, the Research Institute for Diseases in the Elderly, the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sports, and the European Commission (DG XII), The Hague; the Municipality of Rotterdam, Rotterdam; and the Centre for Medical Systems Biology, Leiden, The Netherlands.

    PII: S0002-9149(06)00175-5

    doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.11.069

    American Journal of Cardiology
    Volume 97, Issue 9 , Pages 1274-1276, 1 May 2006