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IVS4-14 A/G and IVS4-73 C/T polymorphisms in OLR1 gene in patients with ischemic cerebrovascular diseases.
Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers - 1 Feb 2010
Vietri Maria Teresa, Molinari Anna Maria, Boggia Maria, Parisi Mariarita, Cioffi Michele
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INTRODUCTION: Oxidized low-density lipoprotein (ox-LDL) plays a key role in the processes of atherogenesis, the major cause of myocardial infarction. Increased levels of ox-LDL relate to plaque instability in human coronary atherosclerotic lesions. Moreover, ox-LDL levels show a direct correlation to the severity of coronary syndromes. Most of these effects are mediated by the interaction of ox-LDL with its major...
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