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The association of PC-1 (ENPP1) K121Q polymorphism with metabolic syndrome in patients with coronary heart disease.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 1 Feb 2007
Tasic Ivan, Milojkovic Maja, Sunder-Plassmann Raute, Lazarevic Gordana, Tasic Natasa Miladinovic, Stefanovic Vladisav
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a clinical feature, closely associated with insulin resistance, one of the prime underlying causes of overall cardiovascular morbidity, including coronary heart disease (CHD). Considering the association between PC-1 121Q genotype and insulin resistance phenotype, the aim of the present study was to investigate the contribution of PC-1 K121Q polymorphism to the development...
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