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Genetic analysis of polymorphisms in biologically relevant candidate genes in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms.
Journal of vascular surgery - 1 Jun 2005
Ogata Toru, Shibamura Hidenori, Tromp Gerard, Sinha Moumita, Goddard Katrina A B, Sakalihasan Natzi, Limet Raymond, MacKean Gerald L, Arthur Claudette, Sueda Taijiro, Land Susan, Kuivaniemi Helena
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BACKGROUND: Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) are characterized by histologic signs of chronic inflammation, destructive remodeling of extracellular matrix, and depletion of vascular smooth muscle cells. We investigated the process of extracellular matrix remodeling by performing a genetic association study with polymorphisms in the genes for matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), tissue inhibitors of...
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