Article
Polymorphisms in the P-selectin (CD62P) and P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 (PSGL-1) genes and coronary heart disease.
Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine - 1 Jan 2004
Bugert Peter, Vosberg Marion, Entelmann Mathias, Jahn Jürgen, Katus Hugo A, Klüter Harald
Abstract excerpt
P-selectin and its ligand, PSGL-1, are cell adhesion molecules that facilitate interaction of platelets, leukocytes and endothelial cells. Polymorphisms of these genes have been reported to be associated with coronary heart disease (CHD). In the present study, we characterized the entire coding regions of P-selectin and PSGL-1 genes in CHD patients and healthy controls. The 17 exons of the P-selectin gene and...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Case-Control Studies
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Ligands
- Male
- Membrane Glycoproteins
- Middle Aged
