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The C242T polymorphism of the p22phox component of NAD(P)H oxidase and vascular risk. Two case-control studies and a meta-analysis.
Thrombosis and haemostasis - 1 Mar 2008
Di Castelnuovo Augusto, Soccio Manola, Iacoviello Licia, Evangelista Virgilio, Consoli Agostino, Vanuzzo Diego, Diviacco Silvia, Carluccio Marisa, Rignanese Lucia, De Caterina Raffaele
Abstract excerpt
NAD(P)H oxidase is a prominent source of reactive oxygen species in the vasculature. Vascular NAD(P)H oxidase is comprised of several subunits, one of which, p22phox, is encoded by a gene exhibiting several allelic variants. Here the C(242)T nucleotide transition has been found to alter superoxide anion production and associated with an altered risk of coronary artery disease (CAD). We assessed the role of this...
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