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MCP-1 gene A-2518G polymorphism and carotid artery atherosclerosis in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes research and clinical practice - 1 Dec 2009
Yuasa Sachiko, Maruyama Taro, Yamamoto Yukihiro, Hirose Hiroshi, Kawai Toshihide, Matsunaga-Irie Seiko, Itoh Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Cardiovascular diseases are the major cause of mortality in patients with diabetes mellitus. Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) is a potent chemokine and plays an important role in cardiovascular diseases. The objective of this study was to evaluate the relation between the genotypes of the MCP-1 A-2518G polymorphism and the development of carotid atherosclerosis in patients with type 2 diabetes....
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