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Increased risk for atherosclerosis of various macrophage scavenger receptor 1 alleles.
Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers - 1 Oct 2009
Durst Ronen, Neumark Yehuda, Meiner Vardiella, Friedlander Yechiel, Sharon Nir, Polak Arthur, Beeri Ronen, Danenberg Haim, Erez Gilli, Spitzen Shoshi, Ben-Avi Liat, Leitersdorf Eran, Lotan Chaim
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AIMS: Macrophage scavenger receptor 1 (MSR1) mediates the uptake of modified low density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol. The significance of MSR1 in atherosclerosis development in animal models is uncertain. In this study we sought to determine the significance of MSR1 polymorphisms in its encodin...
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