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Contemporaneous carrier-state of two or three "proatherosclerotic" variants of APOE, ICAM1, PPARA and PAI-1 genes differentiate CAD patients from healthy individuals.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 1 Dec 2005
Zak Iwona, Balcerzyk Anna, Sarecka Beata, Niemiec Paweł, Ciemniewski Zbigniew, Dylag Stanisław
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BACKGROUND: Atherosclerosis is the most important cause of coronary artery disease (CAD). Genetic predisposition to CAD is related to polymorphisms of genes encoding products functionally involved in pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. Polymorphisms of genes participating in monocyte adhesion and diapedesis, lipid metabolism and fibrinolysis regulation may be partially responsible for this process. The aim of our...
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