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Connexin37: a potential modifier gene of inflammatory disease.
Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Aug 2007
Chanson Marc, Kwak Brenda R
Abstract excerpt
There is an increasing appreciation of the importance of gap junction proteins (connexins) in modulating the severity of inflammatory diseases. Multiple epidemiological gene association studies have detected a link between a single nucleotide polymorphism in the human connexin37 (Cx37) gene and coronary artery disease or myocardial infarction in various populations. This C1019T polymorphism causes a...
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