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Plasma adiponectin, T94G gene polymorphism and PAI-1 in patients with and without hypertension.
Cardiology - 1 Jan 2007
Jeng Jing-Ren
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BACKGROUND: Reduced adiponectin level has been associated with metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, coronary artery disease and gene polymorphisms, but the interrelationships of T94G genotype, plasma adiponectin and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) are less understood. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The T94G genotypes and plasma levels of adiponectin, and PAI-1 were determined in 568 Chinese patients, 212 with...
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