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Pharmacogenomics: a tool to prevent and cure coronary heart disease.
Current pharmaceutical design - 1 Jan 2007
Candore Giuseppina, Balistreri Carmela Rita, Caruso Marco, Grimaldi Maria Paola, Incalcaterra Egle, Listì Florinda, Vasto Sonya, Caruso Calogero
Abstract excerpt
Inflammation and genetics play an important role in the pathogenesis of coronary heart disease (CHD). This is supported by epidemiological studies which have thoroughly investigated the association between CHD and gene polymorphisms of the inflammatory molecules. Moreover, efforts to find elective therapy have not been rewarding and, despite the increasing appreciation of the role of genetics in CHD and...
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