aLaboratory of Atherosclerosis Genetics, Tampere University Hospital, Centre for Laboratory Medicine and Department of Clinical Chemistry, University of Tampere, Medical School, Tampere, bDepartment of Forensic Medicine, University of Tampere, Medical School and Research Unit of Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, cDepartment of Human Molecular Genetics, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki and dDepartment of Forensic Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Sponsorship: The study was supported by grants from the Medical Research Fund of the Tampere University Hospital, the Finnish Foundation for Cardiovascular Research, the Emil Aaltonen Foundation, the Yrjö Jahnsson Foundation, the Finnish Foundation of Alcohol Research, the Elli and Elvi Oksanen Fund and the Pirkanmaa Regional Fund of the Finnish Cultural Foundation.
Correspondence and requests for reprints to Riikka Rontu, Tampere University Hospital, Laboratory of Atherosclerosis Genetics, FinnMedi 2, Third Floor, PO Box 2000, FIN-33521 Tampere, Finland. Tel: +358 331174051; fax: +358 331174168; e-mail: [email protected]
Received 3 February 2004 Accepted 16 April 2004
