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Association of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 -2518 polymorphism with metabolic syndrome in a South Indian cohort.
Metabolic syndrome and related disorders - 1 Jun 2009
Kaur Savneet, Panicker Sumith R, James T, Sarma P Sankara, Thankappan K R, Kartha Chandrasekharan C
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BACKGROUND: Previous reports have indicated an association of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) with risk factors for atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease (CAD). Because some of these risk factors form components of metabolic syndrome, in the present study, we investigated the association of an important promoter region polymorphism of MCP-1, A-2518G, and its serum levels with metabolic syndrome...
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