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G501C polymorphism of oxidized LDL receptor gene (OLR1) and ischemic stroke.
Brain research - 22 Nov 2006
Hattori Hidenori, Sonoda Akira, Sato Hideki, Ito Daisuke, Tanahashi Norio, Murata Mitsuru, Saito Ikuo, Watanabe Kiyoaki, Suzuki Norihiro
Abstract excerpt
The human lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor 1 (OLR1/LOX-1) is the major endothelial scavenger receptor against oxidized low-density lipoprotein (Ox-LDL), which has been implicated in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. We investigated the G501C mutation in the OLR1 gene in 23...
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