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IL-1 cluster genes and occurrence of post-percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty restenosis: a prospective, angiography-based evaluation.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Dec 2003
Zee Robert Y L, Fernandez-Ortiz Antonio, Macaya Carlos, Pintor Emilio, Fernandez-Cruz Arturo, Lindpaintner Klaus
Abstract excerpt
A polymorphic marker of the gene encoding the interleukin-1 (IL-1) receptor antagonist has been recently reported to be associated with risk of coronary artery disease. However, no prospective studies of the IL-1 gene cluster in relation to the occurrence of restenosis, a major complication of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), have so far been conducted. We had the opportunity to investigate...
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