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Associations of PPARGC1A haplotypes with plaque score but not with intima-media thickness of carotid arteries in middle-aged subjects.
Stroke - 1 Sept 2006
Iglseder Bernhard, Oberkofler Hannes, Felder Thomas K, Klein Kerstin, Paulweber Bernhard, Krempler Franz, Tregouet David A, Patsch Wolfgang
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma coactivator 1alpha (PGC-1alpha, PPARGC1A) integrates the transcriptional program of mitochondrial biogenesis. Mitochondria are the main source of cellular reactive oxygen species implicated in atherogenesis. We therefore asc...
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