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Variants in the coagulation factor 2 receptor (F2R) gene influence the risk of myocardial infarction in men through an interaction with interleukin 6 serum levels.
Thrombosis and haemostasis - 1 May 2009
Gigante Bruna, Vikström Max, Meuzelaar Linda Strömqvist, Chernogubova Ekaterina, Silveira Angela, Hooft Ferdinand Van't, Hamsten Anders, de Faire Ulf
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Thrombin-activated factor 2 receptor (F2R) links thrombosis to inflammation modulating interleukin (IL)6 synthesis. We have investigated the role of F2R genetic variants and their interaction with IL6 serum levels in the occurrence of myocardial infarction (MI) in the Stockholm Heart Epidemiology...
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