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Association of monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 gene polymorphism with susceptibility to nonfamilial idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy.
Journal of cardiology - 1 Aug 2009
Ogimoto Akiyoshi, Okayama Hideki, Nagai Takayuki, Ohtsuka Tomoaki, Suzuki Jun, Inoue Katsuji, Nishimura Kazuhisa, Shigematsu Yuji, Tabara Yasuharu, Kohara Katsuhiko, Miki Tetsuro, Higaki Jitsuo
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BACKGROUND: The cytotoxic action of leukocytes is known to be a probable cause of the cardiac myocyte damage seen in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDC). Monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1) contributes to enhanced leukocyte recruitment and activation resulting in chronic damage of card...
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