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Association of PAI-1 4G/5G and -844G/A gene polymorphisms and changes in PAI-1/tissue plasminogen activator levels in myocardial infarction: a case-control study.
Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers - 1 Feb 2010
Abboud Nesrine, Ghazouani Lakhdar, Saidi Sarra, Ben-Hadj-Khalifa Sonia, Addad Fawzi, Almawi Wassim Y, Mahjoub Touhami
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Myocardial infarction (MI) is induced by acquired and inherited risk factors, including the plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) -844G/A and -675G/A (4G/5G) gene variants. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the association between PAI-1-844G/A and 4G/5G polymorph...
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