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Genetic predisposition of E-selectin gene (S128R) polymorphism in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD).
The Indian journal of medical research - 1 Oct 2009
Tripathi Rajneesh, Singh Prabhat Kumar, Tewari Satyendra, Tamhankar Parag M, Ramesh Venkataraman, Agarwal Sarita
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BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES: A surface glycoprotein molecule, E-selectin is involved in adhesion of circulating leukocyte to the activated endothelium and plays a fundamental role in pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. The present study was undertaken to document the status of S128R polymorphism of E-selectin gene in angiographically proven coronary artery disease (CAD) patients from Uttar Pradesh. METHODS: Genotype of...
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