Article
P-selectin gene genotypes or haplotypes and cardiovascular complications in type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD - 1 Sept 2006
Zalewski G, Ciccarone E, Di Castelnuovo A, Zito F, Capani F, de Gaetano G, Donati M B, Iacoviello L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Increased levels of sP-selectin, a member of the selectin family involved in the transient attachment of leukocytes to endothelial cells, are found in a number of conditions including diabetes and ischemic heart disease. A number of polymorphisms in the gene encoding P-selecti...
Topics
- Aged
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Case-Control Studies
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Female
- Genotype
- Haplotypes
- Humans
- Linkage Disequilibrium
- Male
- Middle Aged
- P-Selectin
- Polymorphism, Genetic