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Association of a T29-->C polymorphism of the transforming growth factor-beta1 gene with genetic susceptibility to myocardial infarction in Japanese.
Circulation - 20 Jun 2000
Yokota M, Ichihara S, Lin T L, Nakashima N, Yamada Y
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BACKGROUND: Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) is an important regulator of vascular remodeling and is involved in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. A T-->C transition at nucleotide 29 of the TGF-beta1 gene results in a Leu-->Pro substitution at amino acid 10 of the signal peptide. We...
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