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A monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 gene polymorphism is not associated with coronary artery disease in a Han Chinese population.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 1 May 2009
Zhang Xiaolin, Han Yaling, Kang Jian, Yan Chenghui
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is one of the most common forms of heart diseases. Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 gene (MCP-1, CCL2) has been considered one of the candidate genes that play a role in atherogenesis of CAD. Recently, the association of a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the MCP-1 gene promoter (-2518A>G) and CAD has been investigated with controversial results. METHODS: The...
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