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Association between TAFI antigen and Ala147Thr polymorphism of the TAFI gene and the angina pectoris incidence. The PRIME Study (Prospective Epidemiological Study of MI).
Thrombosis and haemostasis - 1 Mar 2003
Morange Pierre E, Juhan-Vague Irène, Scarabin Pierre Y, Alessi Marie C, Luc Gérald, Arveiler Dominique, Ferrieres Jean, Amouyel Philippe, Evans Alun, Ducimetiere Pierre
Abstract excerpt
Thrombin activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor (TAFI), a recently described inhibitor of fibrinolysis, has been hypothesized as playing a role in atherothrombosis. However, the evidence from retrospective studies, which have evaluated the role of TAFI in vascular risk, is conflicting. In a prospective cohort (the PRIME Study) of nearly 10 000 apparently healthy men recruited in France (Lille, Strasbourg, Toulouse)...
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