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Plasma PAI-1 levels in obese children--effect of weight loss and influence of PAI-1 promoter 4G/5G genotype.
Thrombosis and haemostasis - 1 Aug 2001
Estellés A, Dalmau J, Falcó C, Berbel O, Castelló R, España F, Aznar J
Abstract excerpt
An association between an increase in plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 (PAI-1) and obesity, and also between elevated levels of PAI-1 and the presence of PAI-1 promoter 4G allele has been described in adults and can contribute to increased risk of cardiovascular disease. It has also been suggested that in adults a decrease in adiposity has beneficial effects on the haemostatic system. However, less...
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