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Polymorphism of the transforming growth factor-beta 1 gene correlates with the development of coronary vasculopathy following cardiac transplantation.
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation - 1 Jun 2000
Densem C G, Hutchinson I V, Cooper A, Yonan N, Brooks N H
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BACKGROUND: Expression of transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1) is central to vascular repair due to its effects on smooth muscle cell, monocyte/macrophage, leucocyte, and extracellular matrix accumulation and proliferation. Genetic polymorphism at position +915 of the TGF-beta1 gene determines the degree of cytokine production in response to injury. We investigated this allelic variation on the...
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