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Asp92Asn polymorphism in the myeloid IgA Fc receptor is associated with myocardial infarction in two disparate populations: CARE and WOSCOPS.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Dec 2006
Iakoubova Olga A, Tong Carmen H, Chokkalingam Anand P, Rowland Charles M, Kirchgessner Todd G, Louie Judy Z, Ploughman Lynn M, Sabatine Marc S, Campos Hannia, Catanese Joseph J, Leong Diane U, Young Bradford A, Lew David, Tsuchihashi Zenta, Luke May M, Packard Christopher J, Zerba Kim E, Shaw Peter M, Shepherd James, Devlin James J, Sacks Frank M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Statins reduce inflammation and risk of myocardial infarction (MI). Because the myeloid IgA Fc receptor encoded by FCAR mediates inflammation, we hypothesized that the FCAR Asp92Asn polymorphism is associated with risk of MI and that this risk would be modified by pravastatin. METHODS...
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