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Platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase is not associated with carotid intima-media thickness in hypercholesterolemic Sicilian individuals.
Clinical chemistry - 1 Nov 2004
Campo Salvatore, Sardo Maria A, Bitto Alessandra, Bonaiuto Antonio, Trimarchi Giuseppe, Bonaiuto Michele, Castaldo Maria, Saitta Carlo, Cristadoro Simona, Saitta Antonino
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BACKGROUND: Atherosclerosis is a complex, chronic disease that usually arises from the converging action of several pathogenic processes, including hypertension, hyperlipidemia, obesity, and the accumulation of oxidized LDL. Platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase (PAF-AH) is a LDL- and HDL-bo...
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