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The 242T variant of the CYBA gene polymorphism increases the risk of coronary artery disease associated with cigarette smoking and hypercholesterolemia.
Coronary artery disease - 1 Aug 2007
Niemiec Pawel, Zak Iwona, Wita Krystian
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OBJECTIVES: Hypercholesterolemia and cigarette smoking increase superoxide anion production, which is involved in many proatherosclerotic processes. NAD(P)H oxidases are the main source of superoxides in the vasculature, and the phagocyte oxidase (p22phox) encoded by the CYBA gene is a critical component of NAD(P)H oxidases. The 242T CYBA allele is associated with an increased low-density lipoprotein oxidation...
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