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Serum bilirubin levels, UGT1A1 polymorphisms and risk for coronary artery disease.
Experimental gerontology - 1 Dec 2008
Lingenhel Arno, Kollerits Barbara, Schwaiger Johannes P, Hunt Steven C, Gress Richard, Hopkins Paul N, Schoenborn Veit, Heid Iris M, Kronenberg Florian
Abstract excerpt
Low levels of the antioxidative serum bilirubin are associated with vascular aging and an increased risk for coronary artery disease (CAD). UGT1A1 is the major gene influencing bilirubin concentrations. Therefore, we investigated an association of bilirubin levels and two polymorphisms in the pro...
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