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C4 null alleles and myocardial infarction.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Apr 1999
Nityanand S, Hamsten A, Lithell H, Holm G, Lefvert A K
Abstract excerpt
The classical risk factors, hypercholesterolemia, smoking, hypertension and diabetes, explain only a part of the epidemiological features of atherosclerotic coronary heart disease. Investigations in the past few years have shown involvement of immunological mechanisms in atherosclerosis. Circulating immune complexes accelerate atherosclerosis both in experimental animal models and in humans. The fourth component...
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