Genetic polymorphisms of human cardiac troponins as an unrecognized challenge for diagnosing myocardial injury

Int J Cardiol. 2014 Feb 15;171(3):467-70. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.12.221. Epub 2014 Jan 8.

Authors

Giuseppe Lippi¹, Gianfranco Cervellin²

Affiliations

¹ Laboratory of Clinical Chemistry and Hematology, Academic Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy. Electronic address: glippi@ao.pr.it.
² Emergency Department, Academic Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy.

PMID: 24438937
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.12.221

No abstract available

Keywords: Cardiac troponin; Genetic polymorphisms; Myocardial infarction; Myocardial injury; Single nucleotide polymorphism.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Amino Acid Sequence
Heart Injuries / diagnosis*
Heart Injuries / genetics*
Humans
Molecular Sequence Data
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / genetics*
Troponin T / genetics*

Substances

Troponin T