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Association between polymorphism in the chemokine receptor CX3CR1 and coronary vascular endothelial dysfunction and atherosclerosis.
Circulation research - 31 Aug 2001
McDermott D H, Halcox J P, Schenke W H, Waclawiw M A, Merrell M N, Epstein N, Quyyumi A A, Murphy P M
Abstract excerpt
Fractalkine, a chemokine expressed by inflamed endothelium, induces leukocyte adhesion and migration via the receptor CX3CR1, and the CX3CR1 polymorphism V249I affects receptor expression and function. Here we show that this polymorphism is an independent risk factor for atherosclerotic coronary artery disease (CAD). Genotyping of the CX3CR1-V249I polymorphism was performed in a cohort of 339 white individuals...
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