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TGF-beta1 polymorphisms and arterial stiffness; the Rotterdam Study.
Journal of human hypertension - 1 Jun 2007
Sie M P S, Mattace-Raso F U S, Uitterlinden A G, Arp P P, Hofman A, Hoeks A P G, Reneman R S, Asmar R, van Duijn C M, Witteman J C M
Abstract excerpt
Arterial stiffness is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Transforming growth factor beta1 is a pleiotropic cytokine, with many functions, including influence on the vascular wall (e.g., on angiogenesis, endothelial cells and the extracellular matrix). We investigated five functional polymorphisms in the transforming growth factor beta1 gene (-800 G/A, -509 C/T, codon 10 Leu/Pro, codon 25 Arg/Pro and codon...
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