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UGT1A1 promoter genotype is not strongly associated with severity of coronary artery disease.
Diagnostic molecular pathology : the American journal of surgical pathology, part B - 1 Dec 2009
Papez Michael J, Civalier Chris J, Thorne Leigh B, Gulley Margaret L
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Atherosclerosis is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Oxidative stress is thought to play a role in its pathogenesis. Bilirubin is an endogenous antioxidant that is mildly elevated in people with Gilbert syndrome. Homozygosity for a A(TA)7TAA variant of the UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1 family, polypeptide A1 (UGT1A1) promoter is necessary for expression of the Gilbert phenotype. We studied the...
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