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Relationship among urinary albumin excretion rate, lipoprotein lipase PvuII polymorphism and plasma fibrinogen in type 2 diabetic patients.
Physiological research - 1 Jan 2006
Javorský M, Kozárová M, Salagovic J, Tkáč I
Abstract excerpt
Plasma fibrinogen level represents a strong cardiovascular risk factor and is regulated by an interplay of genetic and environmental factors. Hyperfibrinogenemia frequently occurs in cluster with dyslipidemia within the frame of insulin resistance syndrome (IRS) and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Genetic variants with a pleiotropic effect have been proposed to cause IRS features including hyperfibrinogenemia. We...
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