Article
P-selectin gene polymorphisms and risk of coronary heart disease among Tunisians.
Journal of thrombosis and thrombolysis - 1 Oct 2009
Ghazouani Lakhdar, Abboud Nesrine, Khlifa Sonia Bel-Hadj, Perret Claire, Nicaud Viviane, Cambien François, Almawi Wassim Y, Mahjoub Touhami
Abstract excerpt
P-selectin plays a key role in inflammation and atherosclerosis, and polymorphic variants of P-selectin were implicated in the pathogenesis of atherosclerotic and inflammatory changes, including coronary heart disease (CHD) in many ethnic groups. We investigated the contribution of P-selectin promoter (-2123C/G, -1969G/A) and exon (Ser290Asn, Asn562Asp, Thr715Pro) polymorphisms to CHD genetic susceptibility among...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
