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-94 ins/del ATTG NFKB1 gene variant is associated with lower susceptibility to myocardial infarction.
Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD - 1 Sept 2011
Boccardi V, Rizzo M R, Marfella R, Papa M, Esposito A, Portoghese M, Paolisso G, Barbieri M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: An imbalance of Nuclear Factor Kappa B (NFкB) and Inhibitor Kappa B (IкB) is involved in various human diseases including atherogenesis. We aimed to evaluate the relationship between NFKB1 and NFKBIA polymorphism and susceptibility to myocardial infarction (MI). METHODS AND RESULTS: Genotyping was performed for NFKB1 and NFKBIA gene variants in 253 subjects (86 patients affected by myocardial...
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