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Atherosclerosis: a cancer of the blood vessels?
American journal of clinical pathology - 1 Dec 2001
Ross J S, Stagliano N E, Donovan M J, Breitbart R E, Ginsburg G S
Abstract excerpt
A series of molecular pathways have in common a significant role in the pathogenesis and progression of atherosclerosis and cancer. Shared mechanisms implicated for both diseases include oxidative stress and the cellular damage that results from it, toxic metabolites produced by cigarette smoking, and increased dietary fat intake. Atherosclerosis may begin when an injury or infection mutates or transforms a...
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