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Clinical factors such as B-type natriuretic peptide link to factor VII, endothelial NO synthase and estrogen receptor alpha polymorphism in elderly women.
Life sciences - 12 Aug 2009
Funami Jun, Hayashi Toshio, Nomura Hideki, Ding Qun-Fang, Ishitsuka-Watanabe Asako, Matsui-Hirai Hisako, Ina Koichiro, Zhang Jie, Yu Ze-Yun, Iguchi Akihisa
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AIMS: This study evaluated the presence of genetic mutations in relation to thrombosis or atherosclerosis in elderly women. MAIN METHODS: This is an observational study of 93 Japanese women with a mean age of 80.9 years recruited from outpatient clinics of Nagoya University and its related hospitals. Ten single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were studied. Each gene studied acts in or is related to either blood...
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