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The VEGF +405 CC promoter polymorphism is associated with an impaired prognosis in patients with chronic heart failure: a MERIT-HF substudy.
Journal of cardiac failure - 1 May 2005
van der Meer Peter, De Boer Rudolf A, White Hazel L, van der Steege Gerrit, Hall Alistair S, Voors Adriaan A, van Veldhuisen Dirk J
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BACKGROUND: A common polymorphism positioned at +405 of the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) gene is known to influence VEGF protein production. In contrast, a second polymorphism, positioned at -460 polymorphism, has no reported functional effects. VEGF is linked to angiogenesis and might directly influence the clinical outcome of patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). We investigated the...
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