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To assess in a US general adult population the effect of the functional single-nucleotide polymorphism rs198389 in the promoter region of the gene of brain-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) on 3 commonly used BNP assays, clinical phenotype, disease prevalence, overall survival, and diagnostic test characteristics of BNP as a biomarker.
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Cardiorenal Research Laboratory, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. costello.lisa@mayo.edu
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