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TAFI polymorphisms at amino acids 147 and 325 are not risk factors for cerebral infarction.
British journal of haematology - 1 Nov 2004
Akatsu Hiroyasu, Yamagata Hidehisa, Chen Yusen, Miki Tetsuro, Kamino Kouzin, Takeda Masatoshi, Campbell William, Kondo Ikuko, Kosaka Kenji, Yamamoto Takayuki, Okada Hidechika
Abstract excerpt
Thrombin-activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor (TAFI) was reported as an anaphylatoxin-inactivating enzyme generated by proteolytic cleavage of its zymogen, and is the same enzyme as that first designated by our group as procarboxypeptidase R (proCPR). Its level in plasma appears to influence vascular disease. In addition, TAFI activity is strongly influenced by genetic polymorphism, especially at amino acids 147...
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