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The COX-2 G/C -765 polymorphism may modulate the occurrence of cerebrovascular ischemia.
Blood coagulation & fibrinolysis : an international journal in haemostasis and thrombosis - 1 Mar 2006
Colaizzo Donatella, Fofi Laura, Tiscia Gianluca, Guglielmi Renzo, Cocomazzi Nicola, Prencipe Massimiliano, Margaglione Maurizio, Toni Danilo
Abstract excerpt
In the atherosclerotic plaque, cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) catalyzes prostaglandin E formation, which acts as a pro-atherogenic factor. A polymorphism, G/C -765, within the COX-2 promoter region modulates gene expression and the risk of cerebrovascular disease. We have evaluated the relation between COX-2 G/C -765 genotypes and the occurrence of cerebrovascular ischemia. We evaluated the COX-2 G/C -765 polymorphism...
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